напосоки

Bulgarian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ посо́ки (posóki), the later – a fossilized plural accusative case of Bulgarian посо́ка (posóka, “direction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐpoˈsɔki]
  • Rhymes: -ɔki
  • Syllabification(key): на‧по‧со‧ки

Adverb

напосо́ки • (naposóki) (not comparable)

  1. at random, at a venture (towards various directions)
    Synonym: наслу́ки (naslúki)
    тръ́гвам напосо́ки ― trǎ́gvam naposóki ― to depart in an unknown direction

References

  • “напосоки”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “напосоки”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • “напосоки”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Gerov RBE, vol. 3, page 201: “напосо́кꙑ”
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