близнец

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blizьnьcь via Old Church Slavonic близньць (bliznĭcĭ). Doublet of standard близна́к (bliznák). Morphologically equivalent to бли́зо (blízo, “near”) +‎ -нец (-nec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bliˈznɛt͡s]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
• Syllabification^(key): бли‧знец
• Hyphenation^(key): близ‧нец

Noun

близне́ц • (bliznéc) m

1. (dated) twin

Declension

Declension of близне́ц

	singular	plural
indefinite	близне́ц bliznéc	близне́ци bliznéci
definite (subject form)	близне́цът bliznécǎt	близне́ците bliznécite
definite (object form)	близне́ца bliznéca
count form	—	близне́ца bliznéca
vocative form	близне́цо bliznéco	близне́ци bliznéci

Related terms

• бли́зък (blízǎk, “close, near”)

References

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

Russian

Alternative forms

• близне́цъ (bliznéc) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bliznьcь. Compare Bulgarian близна́к (bliznák), Polish bliźniak, Serbo-Croatian blizánac / близа́нац.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [blʲɪzʲˈnʲet͡s]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Noun

близне́ц • (bliznéc) m anim (genitive близнеца́, nominative plural близнецы́, genitive plural близнецо́в)

1. twin (male or female)

   Synonym: (colloquial) близня́шка (bliznjáška)

2. (colloquial) one born under the zodiac sign of Gemini (Близнецы), from May 21 to June 21

Declension

Declension of близне́ц (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	близне́ц bliznéc	близнецы́ bliznecý
genitive	близнеца́ bliznecá	близнецо́в bliznecóv
dative	близнецу́ bliznecú	близнеца́м bliznecám
accusative	близнеца́ bliznecá	близнецо́в bliznecóv
instrumental	близнецо́м bliznecóm	близнеца́ми bliznecámi
prepositional	близнеце́ bliznecé	близнеца́х bliznecáx