бъчва

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъči (jū-stem). Either Germanic borrowing or derived from the root of бъ́кел (bǎ́kel), бъ́клица (bǎ́klica, “keg”) +‎ -ва (-va) (itself of uncertain origin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɤt͡ʃvɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɤt͡ʃvɐ
• Hyphenation^(key): бъч‧ва

Noun

бъ́чва • (bǎ́čva) f

1. barrel, cask, tun

Declension

Declension of бъ́чва

	singular	plural
indefinite	бъ́чва bǎ́čva	бъ́чви bǎ́čvi
definite	бъ́чвата bǎ́čvata	бъ́чвите bǎ́čvite

References

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