-слав

Bulgarian

Etymology

From the Proto-Slavic *-slavъ ending in names such as *Voldislavъ, from Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory, fame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫaf]
• Always stressed, e.g. in Томисла́в (Tomisláv).

Suffix

-слав • (-slav)

1. suffix forming names meaning “glory”, “glorious”

   ‎Тома́ (Tomá) + ‎-слав (-slav) → ‎Томисла́в (Tomisláv)

   ‎добъ́р (dobǎ́r) + ‎-слав (-slav) → ‎Добросла́в (Dobrosláv)