Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *junakyni; equivalent to юнак (junak) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

юнаки́ня (junakínjaf (masculine юна́к)

  1. female equivalent of юна́к (junák): heroine, female champion, а brave woman
    Synonym: герои́ня (geroínja)
  2. (dated, beginning of 20th century) female equivalent of юна́к (junák): sportswoman, female athlete, a female member of a sports club in the past

Declension edit

References edit

  • юнакиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • юнакиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010