ябълка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ablъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja̟bɐɫkɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -abɐɫkɐ
• Syllabification^(key): я‧бъл‧ка
• Hyphenation^(key): ябъл‧ка

Noun

я́бълка • (jábǎlka) f (relational adjective я́бълков or я́бълчен, diminutive я́бълчица)

1. apple (the fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating)
2. apple tree (any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits)
3. (usually in the plural, figuratively) cheekbone

   Synonym: ску́ла (skúla)

4. (anatomy, figuratively) femur head (upper rounded end of the femur)

Declension

Declension of я́бълка

	singular	plural
indefinite	я́бълка jábǎlka	я́бълки jábǎlki
definite	я́бълката jábǎlkata	я́бълките jábǎlkite

Derived terms

• Ада́мова я́бълка (Adámova jábǎlka)
• зе́мна я́бълка (zémna jábǎlka)
• о́чна я́бълка (óčna jábǎlka)
• я́бълка на раздо́ра (jábǎlka na razdóra, “apple of discord”)
• ябълка́р (jabǎlkár, “apple-seller, costermonger”), ябълка́рка (jabǎlkárka)
  • ябълка́рски (jabǎlkárski)
• ябълкови́ден (jabǎlkovíden, “apple-like”)

References

• “ябълка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ябълка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “ябълка”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “ябълка”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014