посол

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian посо́л (posól).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [poˈsɔɫ]

Noun

посо́л • (posólm

  1. (dated, literary) ambassador
    Synonym: посла́ник (poslánik)

Declension

Declension of посо́л
singular plural
indefinite посо́л
posól
посо́ли
posóli
definite
(subject form)
посо́лът
posólǎt
посо́лите
posólite
definite
(object form)
посо́ла
posóla
count form посо́ла
posóla
vocative form посо́ле
posóle
посо́ли
posóli

Derived terms

References

  • посол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “посол”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 542

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈsoɫ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ol

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic посълъ (posŭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ. Probably originally deverbal from the ancestor of посла́ть (poslátʹ), or alternatively from Proto-Slavic *po- + the deverbal form of *sъlati.

Noun

посо́л • (posólm anim (genitive посла́, nominative plural послы́, genitive plural посло́в, relational adjective посо́льский)

  1. ambassador; legate
Declension
Descendants
  • Bulgarian: посол (posol)
  • Yakut: посол (posol)

Etymology 2

по- (po-) +‎ сол(ить) (sol(itʹ))

Noun

посо́л • (posólm inan (genitive посо́ла, nominative plural посо́лы, genitive plural посо́лов)

  1. salting (adding salt to food)
Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic посълъ (posŭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

посо́л • (posólm pers (genitive посла́, nominative plural посли́, genitive plural послі́в)

  1. ambassador

Declension

Declension of посо́л
(pers hard masc-form accent-b reduc)
singular plural
nominative посо́л
posól
посли́
poslý
genitive посла́
poslá
послі́в
poslív
dative посло́ві, послу́
poslóvi, poslú
посла́м
poslám
accusative посла́
poslá
послі́в
poslív
instrumental посло́м
poslóm
посла́ми
poslámy
locative посло́ві, послі́
poslóvi, poslí
посла́х
posláx
vocative по́сле
pósle
посли́
poslý

References

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian посол (posol).

Noun

посол • (posol)

  1. (diplomacy, politics) ambassador, legate

Synonyms