пътека
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- пътега (pǎtega), пътика (pǎtika), патика (patika), пъ́нтичка (pǎ́ntička) – dialectal, by analogy from пънт (pǎnt) (form of път (pǎt) with decomposed nasalism)
Etymology
From потека́ (poteká) with o > ъ via analogy with път (pǎt). The same in Macedonian патека (pateka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəˈtɛkə]
Noun
пъте́ка • (pǎtéka) f
- path, track (narrow path for pedestrians or animals)
- runner (long narrow mat for floors, corridors and stairs)
- (figurative) streak, track, trace, line on a surface
Declension
Declension of пъте́ка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | пъте́ка pǎtéka | пъте́ки pǎtéki |
| definite | пъте́ката pǎtékata | пъте́ките pǎtékite |
Descendants
- → Gagauz: patika
- → Romanian: potècă
- → Ottoman Turkish: پاتقه (patika)
- Turkish: patika
Further reading
- пътека in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)