българщина
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From българ(ин) (bǎlgar(in)) + -щина (-ština). Compare Ukrainian Болга́рщина (Bolhárščyna, “Bulgaria”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
бъ́лгарщина • (bǎ́lgarština) f (uncountable)
- Bulgarianness (the quality of being Bulgarian and the national character of Bulgarians)
- (archaic) a settlement or community of Bulgarians; or a Bulgarian diaspora
- (archaic, rare) Bulgaria; the land and country of Bulgaria
Declension[edit]
Declension of бъ́лгарщина
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | бъ́лгарщина bǎ́lgarština |
| definite | бъ́лгарщината bǎ́lgarštinata |
References[edit]
- “българщина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “българщина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “българин”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 99