юноша
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic юноша (junoša), from Proto-Slavic *junoša.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈju̟noʃɐ]
Noun
ю́ноша • (júnoša) m (relational adjective ю́ношески)
Usage notes
- Generally refers to young men, rather than young women, but in the plural may signify both genders as a whole.
- This term is applied to those "between childhood and maturity", often referring to those of ages 15–20.[1]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ю́ноша júnoša |
ю́ноши júnoši |
| definite | ю́ношата júnošata |
ю́ношите júnošite |
Derived terms
- ю́ношество (júnošestvo, “youth, youthfulness”)
Related terms
References
- “юноша”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “юноша”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- ^ “юноша”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 1089
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *junoša, from *junъ (“young”). Compare Old East Slavic уноша (unoša), Serbo-Croatian junoša.
Noun
юноша • (junoša) m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | юноша junoša |
юноши junoši |
юношѧ junošę |
| genitive | юношѧ junošę |
юношоу junošu |
юношь junošĭ |
| dative | юноши junoši |
юношама junošama |
юношамъ junošamŭ |
| accusative | юношѫ junošǫ |
юноши junoši |
юношѧ junošę |
| instrumental | юношеѭ junošejǫ |
юношама junošama |
юношами junošami |
| locative | юноши junoši |
юношоу junošu |
юношахъ junošaxŭ |
| vocative | юноше junoše |
юноши junoši |
юношѧ junošę |
Descendants
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic юноша (junoša), from Proto-Slavic *junoša. Compare Old East Slavic уноша (unoša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjunəʂə]
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Noun
ю́ноша • (júnoša) m anim (genitive ю́ноши, nominative plural ю́ноши, genitive plural ю́ношей)
Declension
Declension of ю́ноша (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a irreg)
Pre-reform declension of ю́ноша (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a irreg)
Related terms
- ю́ный (júnyj), ю́ношеский (júnošeskij)
See also
- ма́льчик (málʹčik)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “юноша”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress