владика
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic владꙑка (vladyka). By surface analysis, вла́да (vláda, “rule”) + -ика (-ika).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vɫɐˈdikɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
влади́ка • (vladíka) m (feminine влади́чица)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | влади́ка vladíka |
влади́ци vladíci |
| definite | влади́ката vladíkata |
влади́ците vladícite |
| vocative form | влади́ко vladíko |
влади́ци vladíci |
Derived terms
- влади́чество (vladíčestvo, “dominance”)
Related terms
- владе́тел (vladétel, “ruler”)
- вла́стел (vlástel) (obsolete), властели́н (vlastelín, “master, ruler”)
References
- “владика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “владика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “владꙑка”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Macedonian
Etymology
Cognates include Old Church Slavonic владꙑка (vladyka), Bulgarian влади́ка (vladíka), Russian влады́ка (vladýka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɫadika]
Noun
владика • (vladika) m (relational adjective владиков)
Declension
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| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | владика (vladika) | владици (vladici) |
| definite unspecified | владиката (vladikata) | владиците (vladicite) |
| definite proximal | владикава (vladikava) | владициве (vladicive) |
| definite distal | владикана (vladikana) | владицине (vladicine) |
| vocative | владико (vladiko) | владици (vladici) |
References
- владика in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic владꙑка (vladyka), itself derived from Old Church Slavonic владѣти (vladěti), from Proto-Slavic *volděti (“to expand”). By surface analysis, влада (vlada) + -ика (-yka)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɫɐˈdɪkɐ]
Noun
влади́ка • (vladýka) m pers (genitive влади́ки, nominative plural влади́ки, genitive plural влади́к, female equivalent влади́чиця)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | влади́ка vladýka |
влади́ки vladýky |
| genitive | влади́ки vladýky |
влади́к vladýk |
| dative | влади́ці vladýci |
влади́кам vladýkam |
| accusative | влади́ку vladýku |
влади́к vladýk |
| instrumental | влади́кою vladýkoju |
влади́ками vladýkamy |
| locative | влади́ці vladýci |
влади́ках vladýkax |
| vocative | влади́ко vladýko |
влади́ки vladýky |
References
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “влади́ка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN