великомъченик
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- великому́ченик (velikomúčenik)
Etymology
Adapted from Russian великому́ченик (velikomúčenik), itself a calque of Ancient Greek μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).
The alternative form великому́ченик (velikomúčenik) may have been the original Bulgarian form, in which case this alternative form was the one borrowed from Russian and was then adapted to the current form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vɛlikomɐt͡ʃɛˈnik]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation(key): ве‧ли‧ко‧мъ‧че‧ник
- Rhymes: -ik
Noun
великомъчени́к • (velikomǎčeník) m (feminine великомъчени́ца)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | великомъчени́к velikomǎčeník |
великомъчени́ци velikomǎčeníci |
| definite (subject form) |
великомъчени́кът velikomǎčeníkǎt |
великомъчени́ците velikomǎčenícite |
| definite (object form) |
великомъчени́ка velikomǎčeníka | |
| vocative form | великомъчени́ко velikomǎčeníko |
великомъчени́ци velikomǎčeníci |
References
- “великомъченик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “великомъченик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “великомъченик”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 90