тънък
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic тьнъкъ (tĭnŭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tьnъkъ. Akin to English thin, tight.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɤnək]
Adjective
тъ́нък • (tǎ́nǎk) (diminutive тъ́ничък, adverb тъ́нко, abstract noun тъ́нкост)
- thin, fine, delicate
- slender, slim
- sleazy (of cloth)
- high, high-pitched, small, shrill (of a sound or voice)
- keen, acute of mind
- faint, subtle
- fine-drawn, nice
- astute, shrewd
- discriminating (of taste, judgment)
Declension
Positive forms of тъ́нък
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | тъ́нък tǎ́nǎk | тъ́нка tǎ́nka | тъ́нко tǎ́nko | тъ́нки tǎ́nki |
| definite (subject form) | тъ́нкият tǎ́nkijat | тъ́нката tǎ́nkata | тъ́нкото tǎ́nkoto | тъ́нките tǎ́nkite |
| definite (object form) | тъ́нкия tǎ́nkija | |||
| extended (vocative form) | тъ́нки, тъ́нкий tǎ́nki, tǎ́nkij |
Comparative forms of тъ́нък
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | по́-тъ́нък pó-tǎ́nǎk | по́-тъ́нка pó-tǎ́nka | по́-тъ́нко pó-tǎ́nko | по́-тъ́нки pó-tǎ́nki |
| definite (subject form) | по́-тъ́нкият pó-tǎ́nkijat | по́-тъ́нката pó-tǎ́nkata | по́-тъ́нкото pó-tǎ́nkoto | по́-тъ́нките pó-tǎ́nkite |
| definite (object form) | по́-тъ́нкия pó-tǎ́nkija | |||
| extended (vocative form) | по́-тъ́нки, по́-тъ́нкий pó-tǎ́nki, pó-tǎ́nkij |
Superlative forms of тъ́нък
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | на́й-тъ́нък náj-tǎ́nǎk | на́й-тъ́нка náj-tǎ́nka | на́й-тъ́нко náj-tǎ́nko | на́й-тъ́нки náj-tǎ́nki |
| definite (subject form) | на́й-тъ́нкият náj-tǎ́nkijat | на́й-тъ́нката náj-tǎ́nkata | на́й-тъ́нкото náj-tǎ́nkoto | на́й-тъ́нките náj-tǎ́nkite |
| definite (object form) | на́й-тъ́нкия náj-tǎ́nkija | |||
| extended (vocative form) | на́й-тъ́нки, на́й-тъ́нкий náj-tǎ́nki, náj-tǎ́nkij |
Alternative forms
- те́нък (ténǎk), те́нок (ténok) – dialectal
Derived terms
- възтъ́нък (vǎztǎ́nǎk, “overly thin”)
- тъ́нчае (tǎ́nčae, “at the very least”) (historical)
Related terms
- изтъня́вам (iztǎnjávam, “to thin”)
- тъ́ност (tǎ́nost, “thinness”) (archaic)
- те́нзор (ténzor, “tensor”) (of Latin origin)
References
- тънък in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- тънък in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)