къща

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫťa, either an Iranian borrowing or if native, possibly related to English hut. Compare further Bulgarian къ́там (kǎ́tam, “to conceal, to tuck away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɤʃtɐ]
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Noun

къ́ща • (kǎ́šta) f (relational adjective къ́щен or къщо́вен)

  1. house
  2. home
    Ра́ботя от къ́щи.
    Rábotja ot kǎ́šti.
    I am working from home.
  3. (collective) household

Usage notes

Modern Bulgarian has preserved the locative form къщи in combination with prepositions:

  • вкъ́щи (vkǎ́šti, “at home”)
  • от къ́щи (ot kǎ́šti, “from home”)
  • към къ́щи (kǎm kǎ́šti, “towards home”)

Declension

Derived terms

  • закъ́щя се (zakǎ́štja se, “to acquire home”)
  • разкъ́щя се (razkǎ́štja se, “to divorce”) (dialectal)
  • къ́щица (kǎ́štica), къ́щичка (kǎ́štička), къщу́рка (kǎštúrka), къще́ (kǎšté) (diminutive)
  • къ́щнина (kǎ́štnina, “house work”)
    • покъ́щнина (pokǎ́štnina, “household goods”)
  • къ́щник m (kǎ́štnik, “host”), къ́щница f (kǎ́štnica, “hostess, housewife”)
  • къ́щовник m (kǎ́štovnik), къ́щовница f (kǎ́štovnica, “housekeeper”)

References

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