Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Ancient Greek στῡ́φω (stū́phō, to be harsh, astringent) + -ца (-ca). Compare the adjective Ancient Greek στυπτῐκός (stuptikós, astringent).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

сти́пца (stípcaf (relational adjective сти́пчив or сти́пцов)

  1. (uncountable, chemistry) alum
  2. (countable) styptic, styptic pencil
  3. (countable, figuratively) miser, skinflint, niggard, penny-pincher, tightwad
    Synonyms: скъперник (skǎpernik), скръндза (skrǎndza)

Declension edit

References edit

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