боец

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈɛt͡s]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡s
• Syllabification^(key): бо‧ец

Noun

бое́ц • (boéc) m

1. soldier, warrior
2. combatant, fighter

Declension

Declension of бое́ц

	singular	plural
indefinite	бое́ц boéc	бойци́ bojcí
definite (subject form)	бое́цът boécăt	бойци́те bojcíte
definite (object form)	бое́ца boéca
vocative form	бое́цо boéco	бойци́ bojcí

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojьcь. By surface analysis, бой (boj) +‎ -ец (-ec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈjet͡s]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Noun

бое́ц • (bojéc) m anim (genitive бойца́, nominative plural бойцы́, genitive plural бойцо́в)

1. warrior
2. fighter, soldier

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	бое́ц bojéc	бойцы́ bojcý
genitive	бойца́ bojcá	бойцо́в bojcóv
dative	бойцу́ bojcú	бойца́м bojcám
accusative	бойца́ bojcá	бойцо́в bojcóv
instrumental	бойцо́м bojcóm	бойца́ми bojcámi
prepositional	бойце́ bojcé	бойца́х bojcáx