финтифлюшка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian финтифлю́шка (fintifljúška). Further origin uncertain - hypotheses include derivation from Italian or German. Compare Polish fintifluszka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fintiˈflʲu̟ʃkɐ]
• Syllabification^(key): фин‧ти‧флю‧шка
• Hyphenation^(key): фин‧тиф‧люш‧ка

Noun

финтифлю́шка • (fintifljúška) f

1. (often humorous) decorative ribbon, usually on clothing

   Synonyms: джу́вка (džúvka), фльо́нга (fljónga)

2. (by extension) any small (and often unnecessary) adornment on female clothing; gewgaw

Declension

Declension of финтифлю́шка

	singular	plural
indefinite	финтифлю́шка fintifljúška	финтифлю́шки fintifljúški
definite	финтифлю́шката fintifljúškata	финтифлю́шките fintifljúškite

References

• “финтифлюшка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “финтифлюшка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Dimitrova-Todorova, L. D., Selimski, L. P., editors (2017), “финтифлюшка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 8 (тèсам – фя̀калка), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 788

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʲɪnʲtʲɪˈflʲuʂkə]

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Noun

финтифлю́шка • (fintifljúška) f inan or f anim (genitive финтифлю́шки, nominative plural финтифлю́шки, genitive plural финтифлю́шек)

1. (colloquial) bagatelle, foofaraw
2. (colloquial) light-minded, frivolous girl

Declension

Declension of финтифлю́шка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	финтифлю́шка fintifljúška	финтифлю́шки fintifljúški
genitive	финтифлю́шки fintifljúški	финтифлю́шек fintifljúšek
dative	финтифлю́шке fintifljúške	финтифлю́шкам fintifljúškam
accusative animate inanimate	финтифлю́шку fintifljúšku	финтифлю́шек fintifljúšek
		финтифлю́шки fintifljúški
instrumental	финтифлю́шкой, финтифлю́шкою fintifljúškoj, fintifljúškoju	финтифлю́шками fintifljúškami
prepositional	финтифлю́шке fintifljúške	финтифлю́шках fintifljúškax

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: финтифлю́шка (fintifljúška)
• → Polish: fintifluszka