-илка

Bulgarian Etymology Diminutive form of bg -ило + bg -ка, built upon the instrumental suffix bg sla-pro *-dlo. In some cases, both the base form in bg -ило and the diminutive form in bg -илка are attested, for example, bg обеся to gibbet → bg бесило gibbet → bg бесилка gibbet, gallows. Occasionally, the suffix can be applied on loanwords ending on -(и)л-, for example, fr bouteille → bg бутилка bottle. Pronunciation -илка bg LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev--илка.wav Suffix bg suffix f Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns. bg храня to feed → bg хранилка feeder, feeding trough bg поя to quench → bg поилка quencher, quenching trough bg остря to sharpen → bg острилка pencil sharpener bg мътя to stir, to rumple → bg мътилка sludge Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or object nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) causative verb. bg кост bone → bg костя to get rid of bones obsolete → bg костилка pyrene bg мас ointment, liniment → bg *мазя → bg мазилка coating (of wall), plaster Related terms bg -лка, bg -лица bg -алка, bg -алица bg -елка, bg -елица bg -улка