близнак
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *blizьnakъ. Doublet of близне́ц (bliznéc) (dated). Morphologically equivalent to бли́зо (blízo, “near”) + -нак (-nak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bliˈznak]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ak
Noun
близна́к • (bliznák) m (feminine близна́чка)
- twin
- сиа́мски близна́ци ― siámski bliznáci ― conjoined twins
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | близна́к bliznák |
близна́ци bliznáci |
| definite (subject form) |
близна́кът bliznákǎt |
близна́ците bliznácite |
| definite (object form) |
близна́ка bliznáka | |
| count form | — | близна́ка bliznáka |
| vocative form | близна́ко bliznáko |
близна́ци bliznáci |
Related terms
- бли́зък (blízǎk, “close, near”)
References
- “близнак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “близнак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bliznьcь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbliznak]
Audio: (file)
Noun
близнак • (bliznak) m (feminine близначка, relational adjective близначки, diminutive близначе)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | близнак (bliznak) | близнаци (bliznaci) |
| definite unspecified | близнакот (bliznakot) | близнаците (bliznacite) |
| definite proximal | близнаков (bliznakov) | близнациве (bliznacive) |
| definite distal | близнакон (bliznakon) | близнацине (bliznacine) |
| vocative | близнаку (bliznaku) | близнаци (bliznaci) |
| count form | — | близнака (bliznaka) |