престъпник
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Bulgarian/Old Church Slavonic прѣстѫпьникъ (prěstǫpĭnikŭ) or reformatted from Russian престу́пник (prestúpnik), also from Old Bulgarian; equivalent to престъ́пя (prestǎ́pja, “to cross, to step over”) + -ник (-nik). Literally, "one who crosses (the accepted norms/laws)".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
престъ́пник • (prestǎ́pnik) m (feminine престъ́пница or престъ́пничка)
- criminal (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law)
Declension[edit]
Declension of престъ́пник
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | престъ́пник prestǎ́pnik |
престъ́пници prestǎ́pnici |
definite (subject form) |
престъ́пникът prestǎ́pnikǎt |
престъ́пниците prestǎ́pnicite |
definite (object form) |
престъ́пника prestǎ́pnika | |
vocative form | престъ́пнико prestǎ́pniko |
престъ́пници prestǎ́pnici |
Related terms[edit]
- престъпле́ние (prestǎplénie, “crime, offense”)
References[edit]
- престъпник in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- престъпник in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Duridanov, Račeva, Todorov, Bălgarski Etimologičen Rečnik Book 5, page 677 https://ibl.bas.bg/lib/ber_5/#page/339/mode/1up