рохък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From ро́ша (róša, “to shag, to dishevel”) +‎ -ък (-ǎk), originally meaning shaggy, fuzzy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔxɐk]

Adjective

ро́хък • (róhǎk) (adverb ро́хкo)

1. loose, lax, doughy (of soil or snow)

   Synonyms: ро́хкав (róhkav), ха́лтав (háltav)

2. soft-boiled

   Synonym: ро́вък (róvǎk)

Declension

Positive forms of ро́хък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	ро́хък róhǎk	ро́хка róhka	ро́хко róhko	ро́хки róhki
definite (subject form)	ро́хкият róhkijat	ро́хката róhkata	ро́хкото róhkoto	ро́хките róhkite
definite (object form)	ро́хкия róhkija

Comparative forms of ро́хък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-ро́хък pó-róhǎk	по́-ро́хка pó-róhka	по́-ро́хко pó-róhko	по́-ро́хки pó-róhki
definite (subject form)	по́-ро́хкият pó-róhkijat	по́-ро́хката pó-róhkata	по́-ро́хкото pó-róhkoto	по́-ро́хките pó-róhkite
definite (object form)	по́-ро́хкия pó-róhkija

Superlative forms of ро́хък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-ро́хък náj-róhǎk	на́й-ро́хка náj-róhka	на́й-ро́хко náj-róhko	на́й-ро́хки náj-róhki
definite (subject form)	на́й-ро́хкият náj-róhkijat	на́й-ро́хката náj-róhkata	на́й-ро́хкото náj-róhkoto	на́й-ро́хките náj-róhkite
definite (object form)	на́й-ро́хкия náj-róhkija

Derived terms

• ро́хкав (róhkav, “spongy”)

Related terms

• ре́хав (réhav, “rare”)
• ро́шав (róšav, “shaggy”)

References

• “рохък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “рохък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рох-”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330