зелка

Bulgarian

Heads of cabbage

Etymology

By surface analysis, зе́ле (zéle, “greenery”) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛɫkɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɫkɐ
• Hyphenation^(key): зел‧ка

Noun

зе́лка • (zélka) f

1. head of cabbage

   Synonym: кочан зеле (kočan zele)

   Купих две зелки.

   Kupih dve zelki.

   I bought two cabbages.

Declension

Declension of зе́лка

	singular	plural
indefinite	зе́лка zélka	зе́лки zélki
definite	зе́лката zélkata	зе́лките zélkite

Related terms

• зе́ле (zéle, “cabbage plant”)
• зеле́н (zelén, “green”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Cognate with Bulgarian зеле (zele), Serbo-Croatian zelje, Czech zelí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛɫka]

Noun

зелка • (zelka) f (diminutive зелче)

1. cabbage

Declension

Declension of зелка

	singular	plural
indefinite	зелка (zelka)	зелки (zelki)
definite unspecified	зелката (zelkata)	зелките (zelkite)
definite proximal	зелкава (zelkava)	зелкиве (zelkive)
definite distal	зелкана (zelkana)	зелкине (zelkine)
vocative	зелко (zelko)	зелки (zelki)