стопан

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Noun edit

стопа́н • (stopán) m

(dialectal) Alternative form of стопа́нин (stopánin)

Declension edit

Declension of стопа́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	стопа́н stopán	стопа́ни stopáni
definite (subject form)	стопа́нът stopánǎt	стопа́ните stopánite
definite (object form)	стопа́на stopána	стопа́ните stopánite
count form	—	стопа́на stopána
vocative form	стопа́не stopáne	стопа́ни stopáni

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Only found in some Balkan languages. Compare Bulgarian стопанин (stopanin) and also the related Romanian stăpân, Megleno-Romanian stăpǫn. Possibly linked to an early form of Albanian shtëpi (“house”) or its derivative. See also Greek σπίτι (spíti).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈstɔpan]

Noun edit

стопан • (stopan) m (feminine стопанка, relational adjective стопански, diminutive стопанче)

master, owner (of cattle, of an inn, etc.)
proprietor

Declension edit

Declension of стопан

	singular	plural
indefinite	стопан	стопани
definite unspecified	стопанот	стопаните
definite proximal	стопанов	стопаниве
definite distal	стопанон	стопанине
vocative	стопану	стопани
count form	—	стопана

Derived terms edit

стопанисува (stopanisuva)
стопанка (stopanka)
стопански (stopanski)
стопанство (stopanstvo)