хлапак

Bulgarian

Etymology

хлап (hlap, “lad”) (obsolete) +‎ -ак (-ak). Cognate with Polish chłopak (“boy, boyfriend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɫɐˈpak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

хлапа́к • (hlapák) m (feminine хлапа́чка)

1. brat, stripling (young kid)
2. (figurative) novice, rookie (inexperienced member of a team)

Declension

Declension of хлапа́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	хлапа́к hlapák	хлапа́ци hlapáci
definite (subject form)	хлапа́кът hlapákǎt	хлапа́ците hlapácite
definite (object form)	хлапа́ка hlapáka
vocative form	хлапа́ко hlapáko	хлапа́ци hlapáci

Related terms

• хлапе́ (hlapé), ла́пе (lápe, “brat”)
• хлапе́ц (hlapéc, “young fellow”)

References

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