настойник

Bulgarian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ стоя́ (stojá, “to stand”) +‎ -ник (-nik) (agentative suffix)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɐˈstɔjnik]

Noun

насто́йник • (nastójnik) m (feminine насто́йница)

guardian (legal caretaker of an under-age person)

Declension

Declension of насто́йник
	singular	plural
indefinite	насто́йник nastójnik	насто́йници nastójnici
definite (subject form)	насто́йникът nastójnikǎt	насто́йниците nastójnicite
definite (object form)	насто́йника nastójnika	насто́йниците nastójnicite
count form	—	насто́йника nastójnika
vocative form	насто́йнико nastójniko	насто́йници nastójnici

Coordinate terms

опеку́н (opekún, “guardian, protector”)
попечи́тел (popečítel, “trustee”)
роди́тел (rodítel, “(biological) parent”)

Derived terms

насто́йничество (nastójničestvo) (abstract noun)

Related terms

наста́вник (nastávnik, “coach, advisor”)

References

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