гъч

Bulgarian

Etymology

Unclear. Probably from an earlier *gǫčь, from Proto-Slavic *žęti (“to press, to squeeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɤt͡ʃ]

• Audio:

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Noun

гъч • (gǎč) m

1. (colloquial) state of extreme compression, crowding

   В автобуса беше гъч.

   V avtobusa beše gǎč.

   The bus was packed.

   Такъв гъч не бях виждал преди.

   Takǎv gǎč ne bjah viždal predi.

   I have never seen such a crowding.

Declension

Declension of гъч

	singular
indefinite	гъч gǎč
definite (subject form)	гъ́чът gǎ́čǎt
definite (object form)	гъ́ча gǎ́ča

Alternative forms

• гуч (guč) — dialectal

Derived terms

• гъ́чкам (gǎ́čkam, “to thick, to compress”)

Related terms

• гмеж (gmež, “dense crowd”) (possibly)
• гъст (gǎst, “dense”) (possibly)