чеп

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cep"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čepъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛp]

Noun

чеп • (čep) m (diminutive че́пче)

1. node, snag, knob (of surface or plant)

   Synonyms: чвор (čvor), (dialectal) глуж (gluž)

2. (by extension) wooden tap, spile, cap (plug of cask, barrel)

   Synonyms: запуша́лка (zapušálka), та́па (tápa), (dialectal) гре́здей (grézdej)

Declension

Declension of чеп

	singular	plural
indefinite	чеп čep	че́пове čépove
definite (subject form)	че́път čépǎt	че́повете čépovete
definite (object form)	че́па čépa
count form	—	че́па čépa

Related terms

• че́пя (čépja, “to trim, to shatter, to crack”) (dialectal)
• че́пка (čépka, “cluster, bunch, knot (typically of grapes)”)
  • → чо́пка (čópka) (dialectal), чо́вка (čóvka, “bird's neb, beak”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čepъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛp]

Noun

чеп • (čep) m (plural чепови, diminutive чепче)

1. stopper, plug

   Synonym: затка (zatka)

Declension

Declension of чеп

	singular	plural
indefinite	чеп (čep)	чепови (čepovi)
definite unspecified	чепот (čepot)	чеповите (čepovite)
definite proximal	чепов (čepov)	чеповиве (čepovive)
definite distal	чепон (čepon)	чеповине (čepovine)
vocative	чепу (čepu)	чепови (čepovi)
count form	—	чепа (čepa)

References

• “чеп” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čepъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃêp/

Noun

че̏п m (Latin spelling čȅp)

1. cork, stopper, cap

Declension

Declension of чеп

	singular	plural
nominative	че̏п	чѐпови
genitive	чѐпа	чепова
dative	чепу	чеповима
accusative	чеп	чепове
vocative	чепе	чепови
locative	чепу	чеповима
instrumental	чепом	чеповима

Further reading

• “чеп”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025