костенурче

Bulgarian

костенурче — a baby turtle

A small aquatic turtle

Etymology

By surface analysis, костену́рка (kostenúrka) +‎ -че (-če), with the -че (-če) taking the place of the -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kostɛˈnurt͡ʃɛ]
• Syllabification^(key): ко‧сте‧нур‧че
• Hyphenation^(key): кос‧те‧нур‧че

Noun

костену́рче • (kostenúrče) n

1. diminutive of костену́рка (kostenúrka), a little turtle

Declension

Declension of костену́рче

	singular	plural
indefinite	костену́рче kostenúrče	костену́рчета kostenúrčeta
definite	костену́рчето kostenúrčeto	костену́рчетата kostenúrčetata

References

• “костенурче”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010