близнак

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blizьnakъ. Doublet of близне́ц (bliznéc) (dated). Morphologically equivalent to бли́зо (blízo, “near”) +‎ -нак (-nak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bliˈznak]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification^(key): бли‧знак
• Hyphenation^(key): близ‧нак

Noun

близна́к • (bliznák) m (feminine близна́чка)

1. twin

   сиа́мски близна́ци ― siámski bliznáci ― Siamese twins

Declension

Declension of близна́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	близна́к bliznák	близна́ци bliznáci
definite (subject form)	близна́кът bliznákǎt	близна́ците bliznácite
definite (object form)	близна́ка bliznáka
count form	—	близна́ка bliznáka
vocative form	близна́ко bliznáko	близна́ци bliznáci

Related terms

• бли́зък (blízǎk, “close, near”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bliznьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbliznak]

• Audio:

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Noun

близнак • (bliznak) m (feminine близначка, relational adjective близначки, diminutive близначе)

1. twin
2. Gemini

Declension

Declension of близнак

	singular	plural
indefinite	близнак (bliznak)	близнаци (bliznaci)
definite unspecified	близнакот (bliznakot)	близнаците (bliznacite)
definite proximal	близнаков (bliznakov)	близнациве (bliznacive)
definite distal	близнакон (bliznakon)	близнацине (bliznacine)
vocative	близнаку (bliznaku)	близнаци (bliznaci)
count form	—	близнака (bliznaka)