промеждутък

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian промежу́ток (promežútok), formally identical to про- (pro-, “amidst, between”) +‎ ме́жду (méždu) +‎ -тък (-tǎk). The final element is interpreted in Bulgarian as a suffix, but ultimately reflects the noun ток (tok, “current”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [promɛʒˈdutɐk]

Noun

промежду́тък • (promeždútǎk) m

  1. interim
  2. interval, interspace, lapse
    Synonym: интерва́л (intervál)
    промежду́тък от време ― promeždútǎk ot vreme ― interval of time
    на ра́вни промежду́тъци ― na rávni promeždútǎci ― in equal intervals

Declension
Declension of промежду́тък
singular plural
indefinite промежду́тък
promeždútǎk		 промежду́тъци
promeždútǎci
definite
(subject form)		 промежду́тъкът
promeždútǎkǎt		 промежду́тъците
promeždútǎcite
definite
(object form)		 промежду́тъка
promeždútǎka
count form — промежду́тъка
promeždútǎka
  • межда́ (meždá, “middle”)
  • междина́ (meždiná, “medium”)

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