стипца

Bulgarian

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek στῡ́φω (stū́phō, “to be harsh, astringent”) + -ца (-ca). Compare the adjective Ancient Greek στυπτῐκός (stuptĭkós, “astringent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstipt͡sɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ipt͡sɐ
• Syllabification^(key): стип‧ца

Noun

сти́пца • (stípca) f (relational adjective сти́пчив or сти́пцов)

1. (uncountable, chemistry) alum
2. (countable) styptic, styptic pencil
3. (countable, figuratively) miser, skinflint, niggard, penny-pincher, tightwad

   Synonyms: скъперник (skǎpernik), скръндза (skrǎndza)

Declension

Declension of сти́пца

	singular	plural
indefinite	сти́пца stípca	сти́пци stípci
definite	сти́пцата stípcata	сти́пците stípcite
vocative form	сти́пце stípce	сти́пци stípci

References

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