императрица

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian императри́ца (imperatríca), ultimately from Latin imperātrix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [impɛrɐˈtrit͡sɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -it͡sɐ
• Syllabification^(key): им‧пе‧ра‧три‧ца
• Hyphenation^(key): им‧пе‧рат‧ри‧ца

Noun

императри́ца • (imperatríca) f (masculine импера́тор)

1. female equivalent of импера́тор (imperátor): empress

Declension

Declension of императри́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	императри́ца imperatríca	императри́ци imperatríci
definite	императри́цата imperatrícata	императри́ците imperatrícite
vocative form	императри́це imperatríce	императри́ци imperatríci

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Originally borrowed from Latin imperātrīx via its oblique stem (compare the ablative singular imperātrīce), but the resulting form may also be interpreted as an in-house Russian Slavic derivation from император (imperator) with the suffix -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪm⁽ʲ⁾pʲɪrɐˈtrʲit͡sə]

• Audio:

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Noun

императри́ца • (imperatríca) f anim (genitive императри́цы, nominative plural императри́цы, genitive plural императри́ц, male equivalent импера́тор)

1. female equivalent of импера́тор (imperátor): empress

Declension

Declension of императри́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	императри́ца imperatríca	императри́цы imperatrícy
genitive	императри́цы imperatrícy	императри́ц imperatríc
dative	императри́це imperatríce	императри́цам imperatrícam
accusative	императри́цу imperatrícu	императри́ц imperatríc
instrumental	императри́цей, императри́цею imperatrícej, imperatríceju	императри́цами imperatrícami
prepositional	императри́це imperatríce	императри́цах imperatrícax

Pre-reform declension of императри́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	императри́ца imperatríca	императри́цы imperatrícy
genitive	императри́цы imperatrícy	императри́цъ imperatríc
dative	императри́цѣ imperatrícě	императри́цамъ imperatrícam
accusative	императри́цу imperatrícu	императри́цъ imperatríc
instrumental	императри́цей, императри́цею imperatrícej, imperatríceju	императри́цами imperatrícami
prepositional	императри́цѣ imperatrícě	императри́цахъ imperatrícax