госпожа
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian госпожа (gospoža), replacing earlier Old Church Slavonic госпожда (gospožda) and Middle Bulgarian господжа (gospodža). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *gospoďa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
госпожа́ • (gospožá) f (masculine господи́н)
- female equivalent of господи́н (gospodín): lady (a polite term referring to a woman)
- female equivalent of господи́н (gospodín): Mrs (title before woman's name)
- female equivalent of господи́н (gospodín): madam, ma'am (polite term of address to a woman)
Declension edit
Declension of госпожа́
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | госпожа́ gospožá |
госпо́жи gospóži |
| definite | госпожа́та gospožáta |
госпо́жите gospóžite |
| vocative form | госпо́жо, госпожа́, госпо́же1, госпо́жа2 gospóžo, gospožá, gospóže1, gospóža2 |
госпо́жи gospóži |
1Archaic.
2Archaic or dialectal.
References edit
- “госпожа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “госпожа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “господ; госпожа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 267
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gospoďa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
госпожа́ • (gospožá) f anim (genitive госпожи́, nominative plural госпожи́, genitive plural госпо́ж, masculine господи́н)
- female equivalent of господи́н (gospodín): lady, gentlewoman, dame (a woman of a high rank or position)
- (formal, term of address) madam, ma'am, Mrs., Miss (polite, formal term of address for a woman)
- Synonym: (abbreviation) г-жа (g-ža)
- lady, mistress (the mistress of a household of servants or a manor)
Declension edit
Declension of госпожа́ (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | госпожа́ gospožá |
госпожи́ gospoží |
| genitive | госпожи́ gospoží |
госпо́ж△ gospóž△ |
| dative | госпоже́ gospožé |
госпожа́м gospožám |
| accusative | госпожу́ gospožú |
госпо́ж△ gospóž△ |
| instrumental | госпожо́й, госпожо́ю gospožój, gospožóju |
госпожа́ми gospožámi |
| prepositional | госпоже́ gospožé |
госпожа́х gospožáx |
△ Irregular.
Pre-reform declension of госпожа́ (anim fem-form sibilant-stem accent-b irreg)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | госпожа́ gospožá |
госпожи́ gospoží |
| genitive | госпожи́ gospoží |
госпо́жъ△ gospóž△ |
| dative | госпожѣ́ gospožě́ |
госпожа́мъ gospožám |
| accusative | госпожу́ gospožú |
госпо́жъ△ gospóž△ |
| instrumental | госпожо́й, госпожо́ю gospožój, gospožóju |
госпожа́ми gospožámi |
| prepositional | госпожѣ́ gospožě́ |
госпожа́хъ gospožáx |
△ Irregular.
Related terms edit
- господа́рь (gospodárʹ)
- госпо́день (gospódenʹ)
- господи́н (gospodín)
- госпо́дний (gospódnij)
- госпо́дский (gospódskij)
- госпо́дство (gospódstvo)
- Госпо́дь (Gospódʹ)
Descendants edit
- → Bulgarian: госпожа (gospoža)