болка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Diminutive of Proto-Slavic *boľь. Equivalent to бол (bol) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɫkɐ]

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Noun

бо́лка • (bólka) f

1. pain, ache

Declension

Declension of бо́лка

	singular	plural
indefinite	бо́лка bólka	бо́лки bólki
definite	бо́лката bólkata	бо́лките bólkite

Related terms

• бол (bol), болие (bolie, “ache”)
• болест (bolest, “disease”)
• заболяване (zaboljavane, “ailment, illness”)
• болязън (boljazǎn)
• болен (bolen, “sick, ill”)
  • болник (bolnik, “sick person/animal”)
  • болница (bolnica, “hospital”)
• боледувам (boleduvam, “to suffer from sickness”)
• боля (bolja, “to ache”)
• болея (boleja, “to feel pain”)
  • болеж (bolež, “aching”)
  • болежка (boležka, “ache”)

References

• “болка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “болка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 65

Anagrams

• облак (oblak), бокал (bokal), колба (kolba)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *boľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɫka]

• Audio:

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Noun

болка • (bolka) f (plural болки)

1. pain

Declension

Declension of болка

	singular	plural
indefinite	болка (bolka)	болки (bolki)
definite unspecified	болката (bolkata)	болките (bolkite)
definite proximal	болкава (bolkava)	болкиве (bolkive)
definite distal	болкана (bolkana)	болкине (bolkine)
vocative	болко (bolko)	болки (bolki)