кът

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ. Further origin is either from the root of Proto-Slavic *kǫpъ (“thicket, bush; kink”) or less likely related to къ́там (kǎ́tam, “to conceal”), къ́тна (kǎ́tna, “to nudge”) (both of unclear origin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɤt]
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Noun

кът • (kǎt) m (relational adjective къ́тен, diminutive къ́тче)

corner, nook
(figurative) particular place, spot
роден кът ― roden kǎt ― home place

Declension

Declension of кът

	singular	plural
indefinite	кът kǎt	къ́тове, къ́тища¹ kǎ́tove, kǎ́tišta¹
definite (subject form)	къ́тът kǎ́tǎt	къ́товете, къ́тищата¹ kǎ́tovete, kǎ́tištata¹
definite (object form)	къ́та kǎ́ta	къ́товете, къ́тищата¹ kǎ́tovete, kǎ́tištata¹
count form	—	къ́та kǎ́ta

¹Collective.

Alternative forms

кут (kut), кат (kat) — with dialectal realization of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-

Derived terms

къ́тище (kǎ́tište) (augmentative)
къти́на (kǎtína, “corner of a room”) (dialectal)
къ́тник (kǎ́tnik), къ́тен зъб (kǎ́ten zǎb, “molar”)

References

“кът”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“кът”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nayden Gerov (1897) “кѫтъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 447
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кът¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 233

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