целомъдрие

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣломѫдрьѥ (cělomǫdrĭje), а Calque of Ancient Greek σωφροσύνη (sōphrosúnē). Formed as цял (cjal, “whole”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ мъ́дър (mǎ́dǎr, “wise”) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛɫoˈmɤdriɛ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -ɤdriɛ
• Syllabification^(key): це‧ло‧мъ‧дри‧е
• Hyphenation^(key): це‧ло‧мъд‧рие

Noun

целомъ́дрие • (celomǎ́drie) n

1. soundness of mind and soul, prudence, chastity

Declension

Declension of целомъ́дрие

	singular
indefinite	целомъ́дрие celomǎ́drie
definite	целомъ́дрието celomǎ́drieto

Related terms

• цял (cjal, “whole”)
• мъдър (mǎdǎr, “wise”)

References

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