домакиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *domakyni; equivalent to домак (domak) (obsolete) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [domɐˈkinʲɐ]
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Noun

домаки́ня • (domakínja) f (masculine домаки́н)

  1. female equivalent of домаки́н (domakín): housewife
    Synonym: къ́щница (kǎ́štnica)
  2. (historical) female equivalent of домаки́н (domakín): mistress, female homeowner
    Synonyms: стопа́нка (stopánka), господа́рка (gospodárka)

Declension
Declension of домаки́ня
singular plural
indefinite домаки́ня
domakínja		 домаки́ни
domakíni
definite домаки́нята
domakínjata		 домаки́ните
domakínite
vocative form домаки́ньо
domakínjo		 домаки́ни
domakíni

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