момче

Bulgarian

момче (първо значение)

Etymology

From мо́мък (mómăk) + -че (-če).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [momˈt͡ʃɛ]
• Hyphenation: мом‧че

• Audio:

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Noun

момче́ • (momčé) n (relational adjective момче́шки, diminutive момче́нце, augmentative момчи́ще)

1. boy (male child)

   Synonyms: хлапа́к (hlapák), госпо́динчо (gospódinčo)

2. (colloquial) lad, youth, young man (male adolescent or young adult)

   Synonyms: младе́ж (mladéž), мо́мък (mómăk), господи́нчо (gospodínčo)

3. son (with a possessive)

   Synonyms: син (sin), синче́ (sinčé)

4. (familiar) boy (term of address)
5. (colloquial) boyfriend (with a singular possesive pronoun)

   Synonyms: прия́тел (prijátel), га́дже (gádže)

6. bachelor, virgin (single man without sexual experience)

   Synonyms: мо́мък (mómăk), де́вствен (dévstven), необвъ́рзан (neobvắrzan)

7. (informal) male human (of any age)
8. (colloquial) male animal, usually a pet

   Synonym: господи́нчо (gospodínčo)

9. (dated) manservant, waiter

   момче́ за вси́чко ― momčé za vsíčko ― man of all work, factotum

10. (card games) jack, knave

Declension

Declension of момче́

	singular	plural
indefinite	момче́ momčé	момче́та, момчети́и1 momčéta, momčetíi1
definite	момче́то momčéto	момче́тата, момчети́ите1 momčétata, momčetíite1

¹Colloquial pejorative.

Antonyms

• (gender): моми́че (momíče, “girl”)
• (age): мъж (măž, “man”)
• (gender & age): жена́ (žená, “woman”)

Derived terms

phrases

• зла́тно момче́ (zlátno momčé)
• ло́шо момче́ (lóšo momčé)
• ма́мино момче́ (mámino momčé)
• момче́ за вси́чко (momčé za vsíčko)
• момче́ за же́нене (momčé za žénene)
• момче́ за поръ́чки (momčé za porắčki)
• мъ́жко момче́ (mắžko momčé)

Related terms

• момчети́я (momčetíja, “boys”) (collective)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔmt͡ʃɛ]

• Audio:

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Noun

момче • (momče) n (relational adjective момчешки, diminutive момченце)

1. boy
2. (formal) boyfriend

Declension

Declension of момче

	singular	plural
indefinite	момче (momče)	момчиња (momčinja)
definite unspecified	момчето (momčeto)	момчињата (momčinjata)
definite proximal	момчево (momčevo)	момчињава (momčinjava)
definite distal	момчено (momčeno)	момчињана (momčinjana)
vocative	момче (momče)	момчиња (momčinja)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒmt͡ʃe/
• Hyphenation: мом‧че

Noun

мо̀мче n (Latin spelling mòmče)

1. young man

Declension

Declension of момче

	singular	plural
nominative	момче	момчад
genitive	момчта	момчади
dative	момчету	момчади
accusative	момче	момчад
vocative	момче	момчади
locative	момчету	момчади
instrumental	момчетом	момчађу / момчади

Further reading

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