щурче

Bulgarian

Etymology

From щуре́ц (šturéc, “cricket”) +‎ -че (-če, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃtorˈt͡ʃɛ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃɛ
  • Syllabification(key): щур‧че

Noun

щурче́ • (šturčé) n

  1. endearing diminutive of щуре́ц (šturéc, “cricket”)
    • 1982, Лили Иванова, “Щурче [Cricket]”:
      Свири́, свири́, щурче́! Ах, подлудя́вай ме, не спи́рай, мака́р да ка́зват вси́чки, че щурци́те, сви́рейки, уми́рат!
      Svirí, svirí, šturčé! Ah, podludjávaj me, ne spíraj, makár da kázvat vsíčki, če šturcíte, svírejki, umírat!
      Play, little cricket, play! Oh, drive me mad, don't stop. Although all people say that crickets die while playing.

Declension

Declension of щурче́
singular plural
indefinite щурче́
šturčé 		щурче́та
šturčéta
definite щурче́то
šturčéto 		щурче́тата
šturčétata

References

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