-алка

Appendix:Variations of "alka" Bulgarian Alternative forms bg -ялка when appended to roots ending in a vowel Etymology 1 bg deverbal :af -ало -ка 1 Diminutive form of bg -ало + bg -ка, built upon the instrumental suffix bg sla-pro *-dlo. In some cases, both the base form in bg -ало and the diminutive form in bg -алка are attested, e.g.: bg духам to blow → bg духало blower → bg духалка fan, ventilator. Suffix bg suffix f Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns. bg бухам to bat, to swat → bg бухалка bat, paddle bg закачам to hang over, to hook → bg закачалка hanger, peg bg пръскам to sparkle, to spray → bg пръскалка sprayer bg тупам to beat, to stomp → bg тупалка beater bg гриза to bite, to fret (a/V-conj.) → bg гризалка pacifier; small snack bg снова to shunt (a/V-conj.) → bg сновалка shuttle bg ближа to lick (a/j-conj.) → bg близалка lollipop bg пиша to write (a/j-conj.) → bg писалка pen Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) factitive verb. bg пърз slip → bg *пързам → bg пързалка pen bg ключ key → bg ключая to clink obsolete → bg ключалка latch, keyhole Related terms bg -лка, bg -лица bg -елка, bg -елица bg -илка bg -улка Etymology 2 bg denominal :af -ло -ка 1 bg -елка in palatal environments (where earlier -ѣ- /æ/ becomes -я- /ja/ in Eastern dialects). Suffix bg suffix f bg -елка bg бръмча to buzz (ě/i-conj.) → bg бръмчалка buzzer bg запуша to tap, to clog (ě/i-conj.) → bg запушалка plug Etymology 3 bg diminutive :af -ал -ка 1 Diminutive form of bg -ал + bg -ка. Suffix bg suffix f Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or resultant nouns. bg вързал knot → bg вързалка node, tie; elaborate scheme bg търкал roll, nudge → bg търкалка rolling, tumbling Macedonian Pronunciation Suffix mk suffix f noun-forming suffixes Suffix appended to verbs, forms feminine nouns, most often tools related to an action. mk вее веалка f mk грее греалка f mk дига дигалка f mk меша мешалка f mk сука сукалка f mk цеди цедалка f Derived terms mk