чинка

Bulgarian

Обикновена чинка (сипка) (Fringilla coelebs)

Синя чинка (Fringilla teydea)

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call чи-чи (či-či, “chirp-chirp”) +‎ -нка (-nka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiŋkɐ]

Noun

чи́нка • (čínka) f

1. finch (songbird of family Fringillidae)

Declension

Declension of чи́нка

	singular	plural
indefinite	чи́нка čínka	чи́нки čínki
definite	чи́нката čínkata	чи́нките čínkite
vocative form	чи́нко čínko	чи́нки čínki

Alternative forms

• чи́жка (čížka) — dialectal

Hyponyms

• оби́кновена чи́нка (obíknovena čínka, “chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”)
• плани́нска чи́нка (planínska čínka, “brambling, Fringilla montifringilla”)
• си́ня чи́нка (sínja čínka, “Tenerife blue chaffinch, Fringilla teydea”)
• сне́жна чи́нка (snéžna čínka, “snow finch, Montifringilla nivalis”)

Related terms

• чичопе́й (čičopéj, “golden oriole, chickadee”)

References

• “чинка²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “чинка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiŋka]
• Hyphenation: чин‧ка

Noun

чинка • (činka) f (plural чинки)

1. magic, witchcraft (magic; a ritual with a magical effect)

Declension

Declension of чинка

	singular	plural
indefinite	чинка (činka)	чинки (činki)
definite unspecified	чинката (činkata)	чинките (činkite)
definite proximal	чинкава (činkava)	чинкиве (činkive)
definite distal	чинкана (činkana)	чинкине (činkine)
vocative	чинко (činko)	чинки (činki)

References

• “чинка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu