старейш
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian старе́йший (staréjšij). Synchronically, a comparative degree of стар (star, “old, mature”) + -ейш (-ejš).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
старе́йш • (staréjš) (not comparable) (poetic, obsolescent)
Declension[edit]
Declension of старе́йш (no comparative)
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | старе́йш staréjš |
старе́йша staréjša |
старе́йшо staréjšo |
старе́йши staréjši |
| definite (subject form) |
старе́йшият staréjšijat |
старе́йшата staréjšata |
старе́йшото staréjšoto |
старе́йшите staréjšite |
| definite (object form) |
старе́йшия staréjšija |
Alternative forms[edit]
- старш (starš)
Derived terms[edit]
- старе́йшина (staréjšina, “senior officer”) (military rank)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “старейшина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 433: “от *starějьšь ― ot *starějʹšʹ”