"-елка" meaning in Bulgarian

See -елка in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -elka [romanization], -ялка [alternative], -алка [alternative]
Etymology: Diminutive form of Bulgarian -ело (-elo) + -ка (-ka), built upon the instrumental suffix Proto-Slavic *-dlo. Occasionally, the suffix can be applied on loanwords ending on -ел-, e.g.: Latin cappella → Bulgarian капела (kapela, “type of hat, cape”) → Bulgarian капелка (kapelka, “small hat, cape”). Etymology templates: {{cog|bg|-ело}} Bulgarian -ело (-elo), {{affix|bg|-ка}} -ка (-ka), {{der|bg|sla-pro|*-dlo}} Proto-Slavic *-dlo, {{cog|la|cappella}} Latin cappella, {{cog|bg|капела||type of hat, cape}} Bulgarian капела (kapela, “type of hat, cape”), {{cog|bg|капелка||small hat, cape}} Bulgarian капелка (kapelka, “small hat, cape”) Head templates: {{head|bg|suffix|g=f}} -елка • (-elka) f
  1. Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -лка (-lka), -лица (-lica), -алка (-alka), -алица (-alica), -илка (-ilka), -улка (-ulka)
    Sense id: en--елка-bg-suffix-ib836wMP Categories (other): Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header, Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Forms: -elka [romanization], -ялка [alternative], -алка [alternative]
Etymology: Diminutive form of Bulgarian -ел (-el)/-еля (-elja) + -ка (-ka), built upon the agentative/actionis suffix Proto-Slavic *-ělь. Etymology templates: {{cog|bg|-ел}} Bulgarian -ел (-el), {{affix|bg|-ка}} -ка (-ka), {{der|bg|sla-pro|*-ělь}} Proto-Slavic *-ělь Head templates: {{head|bg|suffix|g=f}} -елка • (-elka) f
  1. Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or resultant nouns with prolonged aspect. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--елка-bg-suffix-mKl4r5WP Categories (other): Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header, Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка Disambiguation of Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ело"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian -ело (-elo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ка"
      },
      "expansion": "-ка (-ka)",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*-dlo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-dlo",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cappella"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cappella",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "капела",
        "3": "",
        "4": "type of hat, cape"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian капела (kapela, “type of hat, cape”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "капелка",
        "3": "",
        "4": "small hat, cape"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian капелка (kapelka, “small hat, cape”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive form of Bulgarian -ело (-elo) + -ка (-ka), built upon the instrumental suffix Proto-Slavic *-dlo.\nOccasionally, the suffix can be applied on loanwords ending on -ел-, e.g.:\nLatin cappella → Bulgarian капела (kapela, “type of hat, cape”) → Bulgarian капелка (kapelka, “small hat, cape”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-elka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ялка",
      "roman": "-jalka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-алка",
      "roman": "-alka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-елка • (-elka) f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bulgarian",
  "lang_code": "bg",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "горя (gorja, “to burn”) (ě/i-conj.) → горелка (gorelka, “torch, flamethrower”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--елка-bg-suffix-ib836wMP",
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "-lka",
          "word": "-лка"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-lica",
          "word": "-лица"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-alka",
          "word": "-алка"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-alica",
          "word": "-алица"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-ilka",
          "word": "-илка"
        },
        {
          "roman": "-ulka",
          "word": "-улка"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-елка"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ел"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian -ел (-el)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ка"
      },
      "expansion": "-ка (-ka)",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*-ělь"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-ělь",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive form of Bulgarian -ел (-el)/-еля (-elja) + -ка (-ka), built upon the agentative/actionis suffix Proto-Slavic *-ělь.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-elka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ялка",
      "roman": "-jalka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-алка",
      "roman": "-alka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-елка • (-elka) f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bulgarian",
  "lang_code": "bg",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "къделя (kǎdelja, “spindle, distaff”) → къделка (kǎdelka, “small spindle”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "хубавел (hubavel, “handsome man/boy”) → хубавелка (hubavelka, “pretty woman/girl”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or resultant nouns with prolonged aspect."
      ],
      "id": "en--елка-bg-suffix-mKl4r5WP",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-елка"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Bulgarian feminine suffixes",
    "Bulgarian lemmas",
    "Bulgarian suffixes",
    "Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
    "Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ело"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian -ело (-elo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ка"
      },
      "expansion": "-ка (-ka)",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*-dlo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-dlo",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cappella"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cappella",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "капела",
        "3": "",
        "4": "type of hat, cape"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian капела (kapela, “type of hat, cape”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "капелка",
        "3": "",
        "4": "small hat, cape"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian капелка (kapelka, “small hat, cape”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive form of Bulgarian -ело (-elo) + -ка (-ka), built upon the instrumental suffix Proto-Slavic *-dlo.\nOccasionally, the suffix can be applied on loanwords ending on -ел-, e.g.:\nLatin cappella → Bulgarian капела (kapela, “type of hat, cape”) → Bulgarian капелка (kapelka, “small hat, cape”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-elka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ялка",
      "roman": "-jalka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-алка",
      "roman": "-alka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-елка • (-elka) f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bulgarian",
  "lang_code": "bg",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "-lka",
      "word": "-лка"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-lica",
      "word": "-лица"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-alka",
      "word": "-алка"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-alica",
      "word": "-алица"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-ilka",
      "word": "-илка"
    },
    {
      "roman": "-ulka",
      "word": "-улка"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "горя (gorja, “to burn”) (ě/i-conj.) → горелка (gorelka, “torch, flamethrower”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-елка"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Bulgarian feminine suffixes",
    "Bulgarian lemmas",
    "Bulgarian suffixes",
    "Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
    "Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ел"
      },
      "expansion": "Bulgarian -ел (-el)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "-ка"
      },
      "expansion": "-ка (-ka)",
      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*-ělь"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-ělь",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive form of Bulgarian -ел (-el)/-еля (-elja) + -ка (-ka), built upon the agentative/actionis suffix Proto-Slavic *-ělь.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-elka",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ялка",
      "roman": "-jalka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-алка",
      "roman": "-alka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bg",
        "2": "suffix",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "-елка • (-elka) f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bulgarian",
  "lang_code": "bg",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "къделя (kǎdelja, “spindle, distaff”) → къделка (kǎdelka, “small spindle”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "хубавел (hubavel, “handsome man/boy”) → хубавелка (hubavelka, “pretty woman/girl”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or resultant nouns with prolonged aspect."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-елка"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -елка meaning in Bulgarian (3.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Bulgarian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (142890b and 1d3fdbf). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.