бъдник

Bulgarian

Etymology

Derived from бдя (bdja, to stay awake; to watch over someone or something). Compare Serbo-Croatian ба̏дња̄к.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤdnik]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation(key): бъд‧ник

Noun

бъ́дник • (bǎ́dnikm

  1. Yule log
  2. (dialectal) ritual bread or banitsa prepared for Christmas Eve

Declension

Declension of бъ́дник
singular plural
indefinite бъ́дник
bǎ́dnik
бъ́дници
bǎ́dnici
definite
(subject form)
бъ́дникът
bǎ́dnikǎt
бъ́дниците
bǎ́dnicite
definite
(object form)
бъ́дника
bǎ́dnika
count form бъ́дника
bǎ́dnika

References

  • бъдник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бъдник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бдя; бъдник”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 38