идолопоклонщина

Bulgarian

Etymology

From и́дол (ídol, “idol”) +‎ -о- (-o-, excrescent о sound) +‎ покло́ннищина (poklónniština, “worship”), literally “idol worship”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [idoɫopoˈkɫɔnniʃtinɐ]
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Noun

идолопокло́ннищина • (idolopoklónniština) n

  1. (religion) idolatry (worship of idols)
    Synonyms: идола́трия (idolátrija), идолопокло́нничество (idolopoklónničestvo)

Declension

Declension of идолопокло́ннищина
singular plural
indefinite идолопокло́ннищина
idolopoklónniština 		идолопокло́ннищини
idolopoklónništini
definite идолопокло́ннищината
idolopoklónništinata 		идолопокло́ннищините
idolopoklónništinite

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “идол”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 13
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