акселбант

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Achselband. Even in German, the term is most often used in the plural.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐksɛɫˈbant]

Noun

акселба́нт • (akselbánt) m

1. (military) aiguillette (decorative fastener worn on the uniforms of military officers)

Usage notes

• Usually plural.

Declension

Declension of акселба́нт

	singular	plural
indefinite	акселба́нт akselbánt	акселба́нти akselbánti
definite (subject form)	акселба́нтът akselbántǎt	акселба́нтите akselbántite
definite (object form)	акселба́нта akselbánta
count form	—	акселба́нта akselbánta

References

• “акселбант”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “акселба̀нт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 6
• “акселбант”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 22