владика

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic владꙑка (vladyka). By surface analysis, вла́да (vláda, “rule”) +‎ -ика (-ika).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vɫɐˈdikɐ]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization): (file)
Rhymes: -ikɐ
Syllabification^(key): вла‧ди‧ка

Noun

влади́ка • (vladíka) m (feminine влади́чица)

bishop
(historical) master, lord

Declension

Declension of влади́ка
	singular	plural
indefinite	влади́ка vladíka	влади́ци vladíci
definite	влади́ката vladíkata	влади́ците vladícite
vocative form	влади́ко vladíko	влади́ци vladíci

Derived terms

влади́чество (vladíčestvo, “dominance”)

Related terms

владе́тел (vladétel, “ruler”)
вла́стел (vlástel) (obsolete), властели́н (vlastelín, “master, ruler”)

References

“владика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“владика”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
“владꙑка”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Macedonian

Etymology

Cognates include Old Church Slavonic владꙑка (vladyka), Bulgarian влади́ка (vladíka), Russian влады́ка (vladýka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɫadika]

Noun

владика • (vladika) m (relational adjective владиков)

bishop

Declension

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Declension of *владика*
	singular	plural
indefinite	владика (vladika)	владици (vladici)
definite unspecified	владиката (vladikata)	владиците (vladicite)
definite proximal	владикава (vladikava)	владициве (vladicive)
definite distal	владикана (vladikana)	владицине (vladicine)
vocative	владико (vladiko)	владици (vladici)

References

владика in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Church Slavonic владꙑка (vladyka), via either Carpathian Rusyn владыка (vladŷka) or Old Slovak vladyka (attested 1550).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vlaˈdika]
Rhymes: -ika
Hyphenation: вла‧ди‧ка

Noun

владика (vladika) m pers (possessive adjective владически or владиков)

bishop
Synonym: епископ (episkop)

Coordinate term: (Catholic bishop) бискуп (biskup)

Declension

Declension of *владика* (vladika)
	singular	plural
nominative	владика (vladika)	владикове (vladikove)
genitive	владики / владику (vladiki / vladiku)	владикох (vladikox)
dative	владикови (vladikovi)	владиком (vladikom)
accusative	владики / владику (vladiki / vladiku)	владикох (vladikox)
instrumental	владиком (vladikom)	владиками (vladikami)
locative	владикови (vladikovi)	владикох (vladikox)
vocative	владико (vladiko)	владикове (vladikove)

Related terms

nouns

владичество n (vladičestvo)
надвладика m pers (nadvladika)

References

Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1995), “владика”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (А – Њ), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 132
Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “владика”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “bishop”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 38

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic владꙑка (vladyka), itself derived from Old Church Slavonic владѣти (vladěti), from Proto-Slavic *volděti (“to expand”). By surface analysis, влада (vlada) +‎ -ика (-yka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [wɫɐˈdɪkɐ]

Noun

влади́ка • (vladýka) m pers (genitive влади́ки, nominative plural влади́ки, genitive plural влади́к, female equivalent влади́чиця)

Declension

Declension of *влади́ка*
(pers hard fem-form accent-a)
	singular	plural
nominative	влади́ка vladýka	влади́ки vladýky
genitive	влади́ки vladýky	влади́к vladýk
dative	влади́ці vladýci	влади́кам vladýkam
accusative	влади́ку vladýku	влади́к vladýk
instrumental	влади́кою vladýkoju	влади́ками vladýkamy
locative	влади́ці vladýci	влади́ках vladýkax
vocative	влади́ко vladýko	влади́ки vladýky

References

Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “влади́ка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN