скокот

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skъkъtь, of unclear origin. Possibly onomatopoeic, akin to Russian щёкот (ščókot, “twitter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔkot]

Noun

ско́кот • (skókot) m (dialectal)

1. prickling feeling, irritation, tickle

   някой има скокот ― njakoj ima skokot ― s.o. is having tickle

   скокот ми е ― skokot mi e ― [I] feel ticklish

Declension

Declension of ско́кот

	singular	plural
indefinite	ско́кот skókot	ско́коти skókoti
definite (subject form)	ско́котът skókotǎt	ско́котите skókotite
definite (object form)	ско́кота skókota
count form	—	ско́кота skókota

Alternative forms

• ско́коть (skókotʹ), ско́кочь (skókočʹ), ско́куть (skókutʹ) — with preserved i-stem

Derived terms

• скоко́щя (skokóštja), скоко́тям (skokótjam, “to vex, to tickle”)
• скокотли́в (skokotlív, “prickly”) (of feeling)

References

• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “скокотъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 174

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔkɔt]

Noun

скокот • (skokot) m

1. tickle, ticklishness