играч

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jьgračь; equivalent to игра́я (igrája) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈɡrat͡ʃ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -at͡ʃ
• Syllabification^(key): и‧грач
• Hyphenation^(key): иг‧рач

Noun

игра́ч • (igráč) m (feminine игра́чка)

1. player (person)

   жена́ игра́ч ― žená igráč ― female player

   мъж игра́ч ― măž igráč ― male player

2. dancer
3. (figurative, colloquial); operater, schemer, player(person who manipulates situations or people for personal gain)
4. (figurative, colloquial) player (A significant participant in a given sphere)

   клю́чов игра́ч ― kljúčov igráč ― key player

   свето́вни игра́чи ― svetóvni igráči ― global players

Declension

Declension of игра́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	игра́ч igráč	игра́чи igráči
definite (subject form)	игра́чът igráčăt	игра́чите igráčite
definite (object form)	игра́ча igráča
vocative form	игра́чо igráčo	игра́чи igráči

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgračь, from *jьgrati (“to play”) + *-ačь. Morphologically from игра (igra, “to play”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiɡrat͡ʃ]

Noun

играч • (igrač) m (relational adjective играчки)

1. player (person)
2. dancer

Declension

Declension of играч

	singular	plural
indefinite	играч (igrač)	играчи (igrači)
definite unspecified	играчот (igračot)	играчите (igračite)
definite proximal	играчов (igračov)	играчиве (igračive)
definite distal	играчон (igračon)	играчине (igračine)
vocative	играчу (igraču)	играчи (igrači)
count form	—	играча (igrača)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgračь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǐɡraːt͡ʃ/
• Hyphenation: и‧грач
• Rhymes: -raːt͡ʃ

Noun

ѝгра̄ч m anim (Latin spelling ìgrāč)

1. player
2. (Bosnia, Serbia) dancer

Declension

Declension of играч

	singular	plural
nominative	ѝгра̄ч	играчи
genitive	игра́ча	играча
dative	играчу	играчима
accusative	играча	играче
vocative	играчу	играчи
locative	играчу	играчима
instrumental	играчем	играчима

Further reading

• “играч”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026