мегдан

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Noun

мегда̀н • (megdàn) m

1. square, open space

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Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان, from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Noun

мегдан • (megdan) m

1. battlefield
2. (archaic) square (open space)

Inflection

Declension of мегдан

	singular	plural
indefinite	мегдан	мегдани
definite unspecified	мегданот	мегданите
definite proximal	мегданов	мегданиве
definite distal	мегданон	мегданине
vocative	мегдану	мегдани
count form	—	мегдана

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• мѐјда̄н

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish میدان (Turkish meydan), from Persian میدان (meydân), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān). Compare мѐјда̄н.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /měɡdaːn/
• Hyphenation: мег‧дан

Noun

мѐгда̄н m (Latin spelling mègdān)

1. (historical) a type of competition in physical training organized in the medieval Balkans during the Ottoman Empire
2. (regional, expressively, folk poetry and oral literature) battle, duel, fight

Declension

Declension of мегдан

	singular	plural
nominative	мѐгда̄н	мегдани
genitive	мегда́на	мегдана
dative	мегдану	мегданима
accusative	мегдан	мегдане
vocative	мегдане	мегдани
locative	мегдану	мегданима
instrumental	мегданом	мегданима