старейш

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian старе́йший (staréjšij). Synchronically, a comparative degree of стар (star, “old, mature”) +‎ -ейш (-ejš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɐˈrɛjʃ]

Adjective

старе́йш • (staréjš) (not comparable) (poetic, obsolescent)

1. senior, of high rank

Declension

Declension of старе́йш (no comparative)

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	старе́йш staréjš	старе́йша staréjša	старе́йшо staréjšo	старе́йши staréjši
definite (subject form)	старе́йшият staréjšijat	старе́йшата staréjšata	старе́йшото staréjšoto	старе́йшите staréjšite
definite (object form)	старе́йшия staréjšija

Alternative forms

• старш (starš)

Derived terms

• старе́йшина (staréjšina, “senior officer”) (military rank)

Related terms

• старе́я (staréja, “to get older”)
• старе́й (staréj, “senior”)

Further reading

• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “старейшина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 433: “от *starějьšь ― ot *starějʹšʹ”