близнец
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *blizьnьcь via Old Church Slavonic близньць (bliznĭcĭ). Doublet of standard близна́к (bliznák). Morphologically equivalent to бли́зо (blízo, “near”) + -нец (-nec).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bliˈznɛt͡s]
Audio: (file)
Noun
близне́ц • (bliznéc) m
- (dated) twin
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | близне́ц bliznéc |
близне́ци bliznéci |
| definite (subject form) |
близне́цът bliznécǎt |
близне́ците bliznécite |
| definite (object form) |
близне́ца bliznéca | |
| count form | — | близне́ца bliznéca |
| vocative form | близне́цо bliznéco |
близне́ци bliznéci |
Related terms
- бли́зък (blízǎk, “close, near”)
References
- “близнец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “близнец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Alternative forms
- близне́цъ (bliznéc) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bliznьcь. Compare Bulgarian близна́к (bliznák), Polish bliźniak, Serbo-Croatian blizánac / близа́нац.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [blʲɪzʲˈnʲet͡s]
Audio: (file)
Noun
близне́ц • (bliznéc) m anim (genitive близнеца́, nominative plural близнецы́, genitive plural близнецо́в)
- twin (male or female)
- Synonym: (colloquial) близня́шка (bliznjáška)
- (colloquial) one born under the zodiac sign of Gemini (Близнецы), from May 21 to June 21
Declension
Declension of близне́ц (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | близне́ц bliznéc |
близнецы́ bliznecý |
| genitive | близнеца́ bliznecá |
близнецо́в bliznecóv |
| dative | близнецу́ bliznecú |
близнеца́м bliznecám |
| accusative | близнеца́ bliznecá |
близнецо́в bliznecóv |
| instrumental | близнецо́м bliznecóm |
близнеца́ми bliznecámi |
| prepositional | близнеце́ bliznecé |
близнеца́х bliznecáx |