дупка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Diminutive of ду́па (dúpa, “gap, indention”) (mostly obsolete) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdupkɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ду́пка • (dúpka) f (diminutive ду́пчица)

1. hole, pit

   Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), трап (trap)

2. gap, skip

   Synonyms: про́пуск (própusk), пролу́к (prolúk)

3. aperture, port, slot (opening where another element is supposed to fit)

   Synonyms: отво́р (otvór), отвъ́рстие (otvǎ́rstie)

4. (colloquial) cave, cavity, chasm (usually vertical)

   Synonym: пещера́ (pešterá)

   Те́мната ду́пка ― Témnata dúpka ― Dark Hole (cave in Western Balkan Mountains)

   Ра́йчова ду́пка ― Rájčova dúpka ― Rajchov Hole (cave in Central Balkan Mountains)

   Ха́рамийска дупка ― Háramijska dupka ― Haramija Hole (cave in Western Rhodope Mountains)

Declension

Declension of ду́пка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ду́пка dúpka	ду́пки dúpki
definite	ду́пката dúpkata	ду́пките dúpkite

Derived terms

• ду́пча (dúpča, “to hole, to puncture”)
• ду́пчест (dúpčest, “riddled with holes”)

Related terms

• ду́пе (dúpe, “asshole”)
• дупина́ (dupiná, “aperture”) (obsolete)
• дъ́но (dǎ́no, “bottom”)

References

• “дупка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “дупка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• дупка in Терминология на карста и спелеологията в България (1976)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdupka]

Noun

дупка • (dupka) f (plural дупки, diminutive дупче)

1. hole, cavity, gap
2. (slang) a person with no knowledge or skills (in a particular domain)

Declension

Declension of дупка

	singular	plural
indefinite	дупка (dupka)	дупки (dupki)
definite unspecified	дупката (dupkata)	дупките (dupkite)
definite proximal	дупкава (dupkava)	дупкиве (dupkive)
definite distal	дупкана (dupkana)	дупкине (dupkine)
vocative	дупко (dupko)	дупки (dupki)