старейш
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian старе́йший (staréjšij). Synchronically, a comparative degree of стар (star, “old, mature”) + -ейш (-ejš).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editстаре́йш • (staréjš) (not comparable) (poetic, obsolescent)
Declension
editDeclension of старе́йш (no comparative)
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
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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
edit- старш (starš)
Derived terms
edit- старе́йшина (staréjšina, “senior officer”) (military rank)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- 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”