съюз
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian сою́з (sojúz), itself borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съѭзъ (sŷjǫzŭ) - an alternative form of Old Church Slavonic съвѫзъ (sŭvǫzŭ). Cognate with the native dialectal terms Bulgarian въз m (vǎz), възе n (vǎze, “binder, fastener”), from Proto-Slavic *ǫzъ (“bond, tie”).
The secondary meaning conjunction is a calque of Latin coniūnctiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɐˈju̟s]
Audio: (file)
Noun
съю́з • (sǎjúz) m (relational adjective съю́зен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | съю́з sǎjúz |
съю́зи sǎjúzi |
| definite (subject form) |
съю́зът sǎjúzǎt |
съю́зите sǎjúzite |
| definite (object form) |
съю́за sǎjúza | |
| count form | — | съю́за sǎjúza |
Derived terms
- Европе́йски съю́з (Evropéjski sǎjúz, “European Union”)
- Съве́тски съю́з (Sǎvétski sǎjúz, “Soviet Union”)
- проф-съю́з (prof-sǎjúz, “trade union”)
- съю́зник m (sǎjúznik), съюзница f (sǎjuznica, “ally”)
- съюзя́ (sǎjuzjá), съюзя́вам (sǎjuzjávam, “to unite”)
Related terms
- ве́зя (vézja, “to web, to braid, to tie”)
- въже́ (vǎžé, “rope”)
- въ́зел (vǎ́zel, “knot”)
- узък (uzǎk, “tight”) (dialectal)
References
- “съюз”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “съюз”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 707