котило

Bulgarian

Etymology

Instrumental noun of ко́тя (kótja, “to beget”) +‎ -ило (-ilo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈtiɫo]
• Rhymes: -iɫo
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧ти‧ло

Noun

коти́ло • (kotílo) n

1. liar, den, bedding for giving birth
2. (colloquial) breeding ground

   Водоемите са котило на комари.

   Vodoemite sa kotilo na komari.

   Bodies of water are [serve as] a breading ground for mosquitos.

3. (collective) brood, litter (a group of younglings born from the same pregnancy)
4. (figurative) nest, seedbed (conditions promoting the growth of something)

   котило на престъпления ― kotilo na prestăplenija ― a nest / hodbed of crime

Declension

Declension of коти́ло

	singular	plural
indefinite	коти́ло kotílo	коти́ла kotíla
definite	коти́лото kotíloto	коти́лата kotílata

References

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