боримечка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Compound of бо́ря (bórja, “to wrestle”) +‎ -и- (-i-) +‎ ме́чка (méčka, “bear”).

Noun

бориме́чка • (boriméčka) m (colloquial)

1. (literally) one who fights a bear
2. hulk, bruiser (strong and courageous fellow)

Declension

Declension of бориме́чка

	singular	plural
indefinite	бориме́чка boriméčka	бориме́чки boriméčki
definite	бориме́чката boriméčkata	бориме́чките boriméčkite

Notes

The noun declines as a feminine a-stem, however, it is syntactically masculine, taking the masc. form of adjectives:

• Иде някакъв боримечка.

  Ide njakakǎv borimečka.

  Some hulk is coming over.

References

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