българин
Appearance
Bulgarian
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Alternative forms
[edit]- бу́гарин (búgarin), блъ́гарин (blắgarin), бо́лгарин (bólgarin) — dialectal
- бъ́лгаринъ (bắlgarin) — Pre-reform orthography (1945)
Etymology
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Inherited from Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ). By surface analysis, Бълга́рия (Bălgárija) + -ин (-in).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [ˈbɤɫɡɐrin]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization): (file) - Rhymes: -ɤɫɡɐrin
- Homophone: Българин (Bălgarin)
- Syllabification(key): бъл‧га‧рин
Noun
[edit]бъ́лгарин • (bắlgarin) m (feminine бъ́лгарка, diminutive бъ́лгарче or бъ́лгаринче or бъ́лгарчо)
- male Bulgarian
- (by narrowing) Bulgarian man (Bulgarian male adult or older adolescent)
- (figurative) An archetypal Bulgarian, regardless of gender or age (representing a generalized image rather than an individual person)
- Бъ́лгаринът оцеля́ва.
- Bắlgarinăt oceljáva.
- The Bulgarian survives.
- Бъ́лгаринът e гостоприе́мен.
- Bắlgarinăt e gostopriémen.
- The Bulgarian is hospitable..
- (figurative, by extension) A man displaying stereotypically Bulgarian cultural traits, attitudes, or behaviors.
- (figurative, often laudatory) A man regarded as embodying admired or authentic Bulgarian qualities.
- 2025, “Чужденецът, който става по-българин от българите. 175 години от рождението на Джеймс Баучер [The foreigner who becomes more Bulgarian than the Bulgarians. 175 years since the birth of James Bourchier]”, in impressio.dir.bg[1]:
- И́мето на Джеймс Баучер ста́ва си́мвол на мора́лната си́ла на сло́вото и на сме́лостта да взе́меш страна́та на пра́вдата, дори́ кога́то и́стината не е удо́бна. Мнози́на са се пи́тали, какво́ е напра́вило то́зи чуждене́ц "по-бъ́лгарин" от мно́го бъ́лгари. И еди́н о́тговор за това́ ня́ма.
- Ímeto na Džejms Baučer stáva símvol na morálnata síla na slóvoto i na smélostta da vzémeš stranáta na právdata, dorí kogáto ístinata ne e udóbna. Mnozína sa se pítali, kakvó e naprávilo tózi čuždenéc "po-bắlgarin" ot mnógo bắlgari. I edín ótgovor za tová njáma.
- The name of James Bourchier has become a symbol of the moral power of speech and the courage to take the side of justice, even when the truth is inconvenient. Many have wondered what made this foreigner "more Bulgarian" than many Bulgarians. And there is no single answer to that.
- (figurative, often ironic or derogatory) A man exhibiting stereotypical attitudes or behaviors often satirized in society.
- 2025, DjiDjo88, “Бой в Парламента: Цончо и Божанков се хванаха за гушите [Tsoncho and Bozhankov grabbed each other's throats]”, in reddit.com[2]:
- Цомчо [sic] е и́стински Бъ́лгарин и се държи́ като́ такъ́в!
- Comčo [sic] e ístinski Bắlgarin i se dărží kató takắv!
- Tsomcho is a true Bulgarian and behaves like one!
- (figurative, often laudatory) A man regarded as embodying admired or authentic Bulgarian qualities.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used as a noun adjunct, may or may not be hyphenated (for ex.: българин градинар, българин-лекар). Expressive comparative and superlative are also often used (по-българин, най-българин).
- The colloquial plural бъ́лгарци (bắlgarci) is used, especially in informal speech and online, to refer specifically to Bulgarian men, in contrast to the often gender- and age-neutral standard plural бъ́лгари (bắlgari).
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бъ́лгарин bắlgarin |
бъ́лгари, бъ́лгарци1 bắlgari, bắlgarci1 |
| definite (subject form) |
бъ́лгаринът bắlgarinăt |
бъ́лгарите, бъ́лгарците1 bắlgarite, bắlgarcite1 |
| definite (object form) |
бъ́лгарина bắlgarina | |
| vocative form | бъ́лгарино bắlgarino |
бъ́лгари, бъ́лгарци1 bắlgari, bắlgarci1 |
1Colloquial.
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]nouns
- балканджи́я m (balkandžíja)
- добруджа́нец m (dobrudžánec)
- мизи́ец m (mizíec)
- пома́к m (pomák)
- ру́пец m (rúpec)
- траки́ец m (trakíec)
- шоп m (šop)
Related terms
[edit]adjectives
- бъ́лгарски (bắlgarski)
proper nouns
- Бълга́рия f (Bălgárija)
References
[edit]- “българин”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
- “българин”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
- “българин”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “българин”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “българин”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Categories:
- Bulgarian terms inherited from Old Church Slavonic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Bulgarian terms derived from Old Turkic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Old Church Slavonic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ин
- Bulgarian 3-syllable words
- Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bulgarian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Bulgarian/ɤɫɡɐrin
- Rhymes:Bulgarian/ɤɫɡɐrin/3 syllables
- Bulgarian terms with homophones
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian nouns
- Bulgarian masculine nouns
- Bulgarian terms with usage examples
- Bulgarian terms with quotations
- Bulgarian derogatory terms
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