драгиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dorgyni; equivalent to драг (drag, “dear”) +‎ -иня (-inja). Indirectly attested in the derivative Bulgarian драги́нко (dragínko, “best man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drɐˈɡinʲɐ]

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Noun

драги́ня • (dragínja) f

1. (obsolete) darling

Declension

Declension of драги́ня

	singular	plural
indefinite	драги́ня dragínja	драги́ни dragíni
definite	драги́нята dragínjata	драги́ните dragínite

Derived terms

• драги́нко (dragínko, “best man”)
• Драги́н m (Dragín), Драги́на f (Dragína) (given name, rare)

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 417