бастилия

Bulgarian

Etymology

Generalized from French Bastille, the name of a Parisian castle-prison whose storming started the French Revolution in 1789.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐˈstilijɐ]
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Noun

басти́лия • (bastílijaf

  1. (historical) bastille (heavily guarded prison or fortress)

Declension

Declension of басти́лия
singular plural
indefinite басти́лия
bastílija
басти́лии
bastílii
definite басти́лията
bastílijata
басти́лиите
bastíliite

References

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