покана

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pokana; equivalent to по- (po-) +‎ ка́я се (kája se, “to regret, to repent one's sins”) +‎ -на (-na).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈkanɐ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation^(key): по‧ка‧на

Noun

пока́на • (pokána) f

1. invitation

   Пока́на за танц. ― Pokána za tanc. ― Invitation to dance.

   Пока́на за сва́тба. ― Pokána za svátba. ― Wedding invitation.

Declension

Declension of пока́нa

	singular	plural
indefinite	пока́нa pokána	пока́нaи pokánai
definite (subject form)	пока́нaът pokánaǎt	пока́нaите pokánaite
definite (object form)	пока́нaа pokánaa

Derived terms

• пока́ня pf (pokánja), пока́нвам impf (pokánvam, “to invite”)

Related terms

• зака́на (zakána, “threat”)
• нака́на (nakána, “readiness”)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔkana]

Noun

покана • (pokana) f

1. invitation

Declension

Declension of покана

	singular	plural
indefinite	покана (pokana)	покани (pokani)
definite unspecified	поканата (pokanata)	поканите (pokanite)
definite proximal	поканава (pokanava)	поканиве (pokanive)
definite distal	поканана (pokanana)	поканине (pokanine)
vocative	покано (pokano)	покани (pokani)