печиво

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pečivo, parsable as пека́ (peká, “to bake”) +‎ -иво (-ivo).

Standardly, the stress is on the first or last syllable, however, some dialects also reflect печи́во (pečívo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛt͡ʃivo]
• IPA^(key): [pɛt͡ʃiˈvɔ]
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): [pɛˈt͡ʃivo]

Noun

пе́чиво or печиво́ or печи́во • (péčivo or pečivó or pečívo)

1. baked good

   Synonyms: погача (pogača), пита (pita), пирога (piroga)

2. form for baking

Declension

Declension of пе́чиво, печиво́, печи́во

	singular	plural
indefinite	пе́чиво, печиво́, печи́во péčivo, pečivó, pečívo	печива́ pečivá
definite	пе́чивото, печиво́то, печи́вото péčivoto, pečivóto, pečívoto	печива́та pečiváta

Related terms

• пеки́ш (pekíš, “bakeware”) (historical)
• пе́канка (pékanka, “baked good”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pečivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛt͡ʃivɔ]

Noun

печиво • (pečivo) n

1. pastry

Declension

Declension of печиво

	singular	plural
indefinite	печиво	печива
definite unspecified	печивото	печивата
definite proximal	печивово	печивава
definite distal	печивоно	печивана
vocative	печиво	печива

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pečivo. Equivalent to пекти́ (pektý) +‎ -иво (-yvo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛt͡ʃewɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

пе́чиво • (péčyvo) n inan (genitive пе́чива, nominative plural пе́чива, genitive plural пе́чив)

1. pastry (baked good)
2. biscuit (UK), cookie (US)
3. (rare) roast meat

   Synonym: (more common) пече́ня (pečénja)

4. batch (the quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time)
5. (colloquial, rare) baking

   Synonym: (more common) пе́чення (péčennja)

Declension

Declension of пе́чиво (inan hard neut-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	пе́чиво péčyvo	пе́чива péčyva
genitive	пе́чива péčyva	пе́чив péčyv
dative	пе́чиву péčyvu	пе́чивам péčyvam
accusative	пе́чиво péčyvo	пе́чива péčyva
instrumental	пе́чивом péčyvom	пе́чивами péčyvamy
locative	пе́чиві péčyvi	пе́чивах péčyvax
vocative	пе́чиво péčyvo	пе́чива péčyva

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “пе́чиво”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “печиво”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “печиво”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “печиво”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “печиво”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “печиво”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)