въстание

Bulgarian

Etymology

Action noun of въста́на (vǎstána, to rebel, to raise up) + -ие (-ie). Formally reflects Proto-Slavic *vъstanьje. Cognate with Russian встава́ние (vstavánije), восста́ние (vosstánije, uprising).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈstaniɛ]
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Noun

въста́ние • (vǎstánie) n

  1. (obsolete, literally) raising
  2. uprising, rebellion
    Synonym: бу́на (búna)
  3. mutiny, riot, insurrection
    Synonyms: мете́ж (metéž), разми́рица (razmírica), вълне́ние (vǎlnénie), бунт (bunt)
  4. revolution, revolt
    Synonyms: револю́ция (revoljúcija), повра́т (povrát)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • въста́ник m (vǎstánik), въста́ничка f (vǎstánička, rebel)
  • въста́нив (vǎstániv, proactive) (dated, historical)

References

  • въстание”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • въстание”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • въстаньѥ in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
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