стопан

Bulgarian

Etymology

See Bulgarian стопа́нин (stopánin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stoˈpan]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification^(key): сто‧пан

Noun

стопа́н • (stopán) m

1. (dialectal) alternative form of стопа́нин (stopánin)

Declension

Declension of стопа́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	стопа́н stopán	стопа́ни stopáni
definite (subject form)	стопа́нът stopánăt	стопа́ните stopánite
definite (object form)	стопа́на stopána
count form	—	стопа́на stopána
vocative form	стопа́не stopáne	стопа́ни stopáni

Macedonian

Etymology

Uncertain. Only found in some Balkan languages. Compare Bulgarian стопанин (stopanin) and also the related Romanian stăpân, Megleno-Romanian stăpǫn. Possibly linked to an early form of Albanian shtëpi (“house”) or its derivative. See also Greek σπίτι (spíti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɔpan]

Noun

стопан • (stopan) m (feminine стопанка, relational adjective стопански, diminutive стопанче)

1. master, owner (of cattle, of an inn, etc.)
2. proprietor

Declension

Declension of стопан

	singular	plural
indefinite	стопан (stopan)	стопани (stopani)
definite unspecified	стопанот (stopanot)	стопаните (stopanite)
definite proximal	стопанов (stopanov)	стопаниве (stopanive)
definite distal	стопанон (stopanon)	стопанине (stopanine)
vocative	стопану (stopanu)	стопани (stopani)
count form	—	стопана (stopana)

Derived terms

• стопанисува (stopanisuva)
• стопанка (stopanka)
• стопански (stopanski)
• стопанство (stopanstvo)