военачалник
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From вой (voj, “army”) (dated) + -е- (-e-) + нача́лник (načálnik, “conductor, leader”), a calque of Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós) (or formed in the same logic as it). Compare the Germanic borrowing херцо́г (hercóg, “duke”) from Proto-Germanic *harjatugô (“army commander”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
военача́лник • (voenačálnik) m
- army commander
- Synonyms: воево́да (voevóda), пълково́дец (pǎlkovódec), команди́р (komandír)
Declension edit
Declension of военача́лник
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | военача́лник voenačálnik |
военача́лници voenačálnici |
definite (subject form) |
военача́лникът voenačálnikǎt |
военача́лниците voenačálnicite |
definite (object form) |
военача́лника voenačálnika | |
count form | — | военача́лника voenačálnika |
vocative form | военача́лнико voenačálniko |
военача́лници voenačálnici |
Alternative forms edit
- военнонача́лник (voennonačálnik)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “военачалник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “военачалник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010