държава

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьržava. Morphologically equivalent to държа́ (dǎržá, “to hold, to seize”) +‎ -ава (-ava).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dɐrˈʒa̟vɐ]
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Noun

държа́ва • (dǎržáva) f (relational adjective държа́вен)

  1. state, country, nation
  2. body politic
  3. globus cruciger (item of regalia consisting of a ball topped with a cross)

Declension
Declension of държа́ва
singular plural
indefinite държа́ва
dǎržáva		 държа́ви
dǎržávi
definite държа́вата
dǎržávata		 държа́вите
dǎržávite
vocative form държа́во
dǎržávo		 държа́ви
dǎržávi

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