епархия

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic єпархиꙗ (eparxija), derived from Ancient Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛˈparxijɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

епа́рхия • (epárhijaf

  1. (Christianity) eparchy (region administered by a bishop)
  2. (historical) eparchy (in Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, a sub-provincial administrative district)

Declension

Declension of епа́рхия
singular plural
indefinite епа́рхия
epárhija
епа́рхии
epárhii
definite епа́рхията
epárhijata
епа́рхиите
epárhiite

References

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

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic єпархиꙗ (eparxija), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπαρχία (eparkhía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪˈparxʲɪjə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

епа́рхия • (jepárxijaf inan (genitive епа́рхии, nominative plural епа́рхии, genitive plural епа́рхий, relational adjective епархиа́льный)

  1. diocese, bishopric
  2. domain, sphere of competence, area of responsibility
    э́то уже не моя́ епа́рхия
    éto uže ne mojá jepárxija
    it's outside my province

Declension