Balšić

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Balša +‎ -ić.

From Latin Balletium.[1][2] Ultimatily, from Illyrian or possibly Proto-Albanian *balā. The first who came to this conclusion was Milan Sufflay.[3][4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bâːlʃit͡ɕ/

Proper noun

Bȃlšić m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ба̑лшић)

  1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Balšić
singular plural
nominative Balšić Balšići
genitive Balšića Balšićā
dative Balšiću Balšićima
accusative Balšića Balšiće
vocative Balšiću Balšići
locative Balšiću Balšićima
instrumental Balšićem Balšićima

References

  1. ^ Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqipërisë 1985, p. 323: "Whereas JS Jastrebov, when speaking of the Balshaj of Shkodra calls then Balesium, Balezza, Balezum, Balezo and adds that the Greeks in Dukel74 called them Barizi."
  2. ^ Wikipedia contributors. (2020, October 13). Balšić noble family. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:26, November 4, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bal%C5%A1i%C4%87_noble_family&oldid=983378231 [unreliable source]
  3. ^ Wikipedia contributors. (2020, March 30). Baleč. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16:08, November 4, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bale%C4%8D&oldid=948218209 [unreliable source]
  4. ^ Malaj, Edmond. "Baleci ne Mesjete". Studime Historike. 53 (3–4): 27–48.

Further reading

  • Balšić”, in Acta Croatica (in Serbo-Croatian)