замък

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian за́мок (zámok, “castle”), itself from Czech zamek (“lock, castle”), which is a calque of German Schloss, from Proto-Slavic *zamъkъ.

Doublet of the native замка (zamka) (snare, knot (that locks)), from Proto-Slavic *zamъka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzamɐk]
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Noun

за́мък • (zámǎk) m

  1. castle (fortified building)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • примка (primka, “knot, snare”)
  • промка (promka, “noose, snare”)

References

  • “замък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “за̀мък”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 599
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