копеле

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Bulgarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ко̏пиле (bastard), Romanian copil (boy), Albanian kopilj (youngster).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ко́пеле (kópelen

  1. illegitimate child (child born outside of marriage)
  2. (slang, somewhat pejorative) bastard, brat

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References

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  • копеле”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • копеле”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “копеле, копиле”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 613