шивач

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šivačь. Parsable as ши́вам (šívam, “to sew”) (dialectal) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiˈvat͡ʃ]

Noun

шива́ч • (šiváč) m (feminine шива́чка, relational adjective шива́шки or шива́чески)

1. tailor

Declension

Declension of шива́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	шива́ч šiváč	шива́чи šiváči
definite (subject form)	шива́чът šiváčǎt	шива́чите šiváčite
definite (object form)	шива́ча šiváča
count form	—	шива́ча šiváča
vocative form	шива́чо šiváčo	шива́чи šiváči

Derived terms

• шива́чество n (šiváčestvo, “tailoring; dressmaking”)

References

• “шивач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “шивач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šivačь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃivat͡ʃ]

Noun

шивач • (šivač) m (feminine шивачка, relational adjective шивачки)

1. seamster

Declension

Declension of шивач

	singular	plural
indefinite	шивач	шивачи
definite unspecified	шивачот	шивачите
definite proximal	шивачов	шивачиве
definite distal	шивачон	шивачине
vocative	шивачу	шивачи
count form	—	шивача