възвишение

Bulgarian

Etymology

Action noun of Bulgarian възвися́ (vǎzvisjá, “to rise above, to uplift”) + -ение (-enie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɐzviˈʃɛniɛ]

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Noun

възвише́ние • (vǎzvišénie) n

1. upland, elevation (geological formation higher than the surrounding lands)

   Synonyms: (obsolete) гора́ (gorá), височина́ (visočiná)

Declension

Declension of възвише́ние

	singular	plural
indefinite	възвише́ние vǎzvišénie	възвише́ние vǎzvišénie
definite	възвише́ние vǎzvišénie	възвише́ние vǎzvišénie

Related terms

• надвише́ние (nadvišénie, “surpass, surplus”)
• повише́ние (povišénie, “promotion”)
• превише́ние (previšénie, “excess, over the top”)

References

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