посестрима
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *posestrima. Sychronically, substantivized from посестря (posestrja, “to become sisters”) + -им (-im).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [poˈsɛstrimɐ]
Noun
посе́стрима • (poséstrima) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | посе́стрима poséstrima |
посе́стрими poséstrimi |
| definite | посе́стримата poséstrimata |
посе́стримите poséstrimite |
| vocative form | посе́стримо poséstrimo |
посе́стрими poséstrimi |
Coordinate terms
- побра́тим m (pobrátim, “sworn brother”)
Derived terms
- посестримя́ се pf (posestrimjá se), посестримя́вам се impf (posestrimjávam se) (causative)
References
- “посестрима”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “посестрима”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɔˈsɛstrima]
Noun
посестрима • (posestrima) f (plural посестрими, masculine побратим)
- blood sister (An unrelated female considered to share a sister-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures.)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | посестрима (posestrima) | посестрими (posestrimi) |
| definite unspecified | посестримата (posestrimata) | посестримите (posestrimite) |
| definite proximal | посестримава (posestrimava) | посестримиве (posestrimive) |
| definite distal | посестримана (posestrimana) | посестримине (posestrimine) |
| vocative | посестримо (posestrimo) | посестрими (posestrimi) |
Related terms
- посестримица f (posestrimica)
- посестримка f (posestrimka)
- посестримски (posestrimski)
- посестримство n (posestrimstvo)
- се посестри (se posestri)
- се посестрими (se posestrimi)
- се посестримува (se posestrimuva)
- се посеструва (se posestruva)
See also
References
- “посестрима” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu