тиква

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tyky (v-stem).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtikvɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ikvɐ
• Hyphenation^(key): тик‧ва

Noun

ти́ква • (tíkva) f (relational adjective ти́квен, diminutive ти́квичка)

1. pumpkin
2. (derogatory) head
3. (derogatory) idiot, simpleton; stupid person

Declension

Declension of ти́ква

	singular	plural
indefinite	ти́ква tíkva	ти́кви tíkvi
definite	ти́квата tíkvata	ти́квите tíkvite

References

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

Anagrams

• актив (aktiv)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtikva]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: тик‧ва

Noun

тиква • (tikva) f (relational adjective тиквен, diminutive тикве or тиквиче or тиквичка, augmentative тиквиште)

1. pumpkin
2. (figurative) head

   Synonyms: глава (glava), (figuratively) црпка (crpka), (figuratively) лејка (lejka)

3. (figurative, derogatory) simpleton, stupid person

   Synonyms: глупак (glupak), простак (prostak), (figuratively) шутрак (šutrak), (figuratively) шупелка (šupelka)

Declension

Declension of тиква

	singular	plural
indefinite	тиква (tikva)	тикви (tikvi)
definite unspecified	тиквата (tikvata)	тиквите (tikvite)
definite proximal	тиквава (tikvava)	тиквиве (tikvive)
definite distal	тиквана (tikvana)	тиквине (tikvine)
vocative	тикво (tikvo)	тикви (tikvi)

Derived terms

• тиквар m (tikvar)
• тикварник m (tikvarnik)
• тиквеник m (tikvenik)
• тикви со расол (tikvi so rasol)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tîkʋa/
• Hyphenation: тик‧ва

Noun

ти̏ква f (Latin spelling tȉkva)

1. pumpkin
2. (card games) bells

Declension

Declension of тиква

	singular	plural
nominative	ти̏ква	тикве
genitive	тикве	ти̏ка̄ва̄ / ти̏квӣ
dative	тикви	тиквама
accusative	тикву	тикве
vocative	тикво	тикве
locative	тикви	тиквама
instrumental	тиквом	тиквама

Further reading

• “тиква”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ты́ква (týkva), ти́ква (tíkva), from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɪkʋɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ти́ква • (týkva) f inan (genitive ти́кви, nominative plural ти́кви, genitive plural ти́ков, diminutive ти́ковка)

1. (botany) Lagenaria, calabash, bottle gourd (plant and fruit)

   Synonym: лагена́рія (lahenárija)

2. (colloquial) gourd, calabash (a vessel made from the mature, dried shell of Lagenaria)
3. (colloquial) any calabash-shaped vessel
4. (colloquial, derogatory) head, noggin

Declension

Declension of ти́ква
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	ти́ква týkva	ти́кви týkvy
genitive	ти́кви týkvy	ти́ков týkov
dative	ти́кві týkvi	ти́квам týkvam
accusative	ти́кву týkvu	ти́кви týkvy
instrumental	ти́квою týkvoju	ти́квами týkvamy
locative	ти́кві týkvi	ти́квах týkvax
vocative	ти́кво týkvo	ти́кви týkvy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тиква”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “тиква”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “тиква”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “тиква”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)