спирачка

Bulgarian

Etymology

спи́рам (spíram, “to stop”) +‎ -ачка (-ačka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spiˈrat͡ʃkɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -at͡ʃkɐ
• Hyphenation^(key): спи‧рач‧ка

Noun

спира́чка • (spiráčka) f (relational adjective спира́чен)

1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
2. (figurative) obstacle, hindrance (towards some goal)

Declension

Declension of спира́чка

	singular	plural
indefinite	спира́чка spiráčka	спира́чки spiráčki
definite	спира́чката spiráčkata	спира́чките spiráčkite

Related terms

• спи́рка (spírka, “station, bus stop”)

References

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