апогей

See also: апогеи

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian апоге́й (apogéj), а transliteration of Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “far from the earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐpoˈɡɛj]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Syllabification^(key): а‧по‧гей
• Hyphenation^(key): апо‧гей

Noun

апоге́й • (apogéj) m

1. apogee
2. (figurative) zenith, supremum

   Synonyms: зени́т (zenít), въ́рхова то́чка (vắrhova tóčka)

Declension

Declension of апоге́й

	singular
indefinite	апоге́й apogéj
definite (subject form)	апоге́ят apogéjat
definite (object form)	апоге́я apogéja

Antonyms

• перигей (perigej)

References

• “апогей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “апогей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐpɐˈɡʲej]

• Audio:

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Noun

апоге́й • (apogéj) m inan (genitive апоге́я, nominative plural апоге́и, genitive plural апоге́ев)

1. apogee

   Antonym: периге́й (perigéj)

2. (figuratively) the highest point
   • 1869, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Том 2, Часть третья, IV”, in Война и мир; English translation from Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922–1923:

     Князь Андре́й прие́хал в Петербу́рг в а́вгусте 1809 го́да. Э́то бы́ло вре́мя апоге́я сла́вы молодо́го Спера́нского и эне́ргии соверша́емых им переворо́тов.

     Knjazʹ Andréj prijéxal v Peterbúrg v ávguste 1809 góda. Éto býlo vrémja apogéja slávy molodóvo Speránskovo i enérgii soveršájemyx im perevorótov.

     Prince Andrew arrived in Petersburg in August, 1809. It was the time when the youthful Speránski was at the zenith of his fame and his reforms were being pushed forward with the greatest energy.

Declension

Declension of апоге́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	апоге́й apogéj	апоге́и apogéi
genitive	апоге́я apogéja	апоге́ев apogéjev
dative	апоге́ю apogéju	апоге́ям apogéjam
accusative	апоге́й apogéj	апоге́и apogéi
instrumental	апоге́ем apogéjem	апоге́ями apogéjami
prepositional	апоге́е apogéje	апоге́ях apogéjax