макадам
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from English macadam, named after Scottish engineer John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), who invented the process of macadamization.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɐkɐˈdam]
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification(key): ма‧ка‧дам
Noun
макада́м • (makadám) m
- macadam (surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | макада́м makadám |
| definite (subject form) |
макада́мът makadámǎt |
| definite (object form) |
макада́ма makadáma |
References
- “макадам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “макадам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English macadam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mǎkadam/
- Hyphenation: ма‧ка‧дам
Noun
ма̀кадам m inan (Latin spelling màkadam)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | макадам | макадами |
| genitive | макадама | макадама |
| dative | макадаму | макадамима |
| accusative | макадам | макадаме |
| vocative | макадаме | макадами |
| locative | макадаму | макадамима |
| instrumental | макадамом | макадамима |
References
- “макадам”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026