Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian посо́л (posól).

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Noun

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посо́л (posólm

  1. (dated, literary) ambassador
    Synonym: посла́ник (poslánik)

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References

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  • посол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “посол”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 542

Russian

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Па́пские послы́ у Ива́на Гро́зного.

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈsoɫ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ol

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic посълъ (posŭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ. Probably originally deverbal from the ancestor of посла́ть (poslátʹ), or alternatively from Proto-Slavic *po- + the deverbal form of *sъlati.

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посо́л (posólm anim (genitive посла́, nominative plural послы́, genitive plural посло́в, relational adjective посо́льский)

  1. ambassador; legate
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Descendants
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  • Bulgarian: посол (posol)
  • Yakut: посол (posol)

Etymology 2

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по- (po-) +‎ сол(ить) (sol(itʹ))

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посо́л (posólm inan (genitive посо́ла, nominative plural посо́лы, genitive plural посо́лов)

  1. salting (adding salt to food)
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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic посълъ (posŭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ.

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посо́л (posólm pers (genitive посла́, nominative plural посли́, genitive plural послі́в)

  1. ambassador

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Yakut

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian посол (posol).

Noun

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посол (posol)

  1. (diplomacy, politics) ambassador, legate

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