каменица

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamenica, morphologically equivalent to камен (kamen, “stone”) (poetic, dated) +‎ -ица (-ica), with unclear stress shift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈmɛnit͡sɐ]

Noun

каме́ница • (kaménica) f

1. (dialectal) bedrock
2. (figurative) stone used as a pillow

Declension

Declension of каме́ница

	singular	plural
indefinite	каме́ница kaménica	каме́ници kaménici
definite	каме́ницата kaménicata	каме́ниците kaménicite

Etymology 2

Same as above, but without the stress shift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamɛnit͡sɐ]

Бира "Каменица"

Noun

ка́меница • (kámenica) f

1. (dialectal) stony soil
2. Kamenitza (brand of Bulgarian beer)

Declension

Declension of ка́меница

	singular	plural
indefinite	ка́меница kámenica	ка́меници kámenici
definite	ка́меницата kámenicata	ка́мениците kámenicite

References

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