момче

Bulgarian

Etymology

From мо́мък (mómǎk, “youth”) +‎ -е (-e, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [momˈt͡ʃɛ]
• Hyphenation: мом‧че

Noun

момче́ • (momčé) n (relational adjective момче́шки, diminutive момче́нце)

1. boy, lad

   Synonym: хлапе́ (hlapé)

Declension

Declension of момче́

	singular	plural
indefinite	момче́ momčé	момче́та, момчети́и1 momčéta, momčetíi1
definite	момче́то momčéto	момче́тата, момчети́ите1 momčétata, momčetíite1

¹Colloquial pejorative.

Related terms

• моми́че (momíče, “girl, lady”)

References

• “момче”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “момче”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔmt͡ʃɛ]

• Audio:

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Noun

момче • (momče) n (relational adjective момчешки, diminutive момченце)

1. boy
2. (formal) boyfriend

Declension

Declension of момче

	singular	plural
indefinite	момче	момчиња
definite unspecified	момчето	момчињата
definite proximal	момчево	момчињава
definite distal	момчено	момчињана
vocative	момче	момчиња

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒmt͡ʃe/
• Hyphenation: мом‧че

Noun

мо̀мче n (Latin spelling mòmče)

1. young man

Declension

Declension of момче

	singular	plural
nominative	момче	момчад
genitive	момчта	момчади
dative	момчету	момчади
accusative	момче	момчад
vocative	момче	момчади
locative	момчету	момчади
instrumental	момчетом	момчађу / момчади

Further reading

• “момче”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024