-слав

Bulgarian

Etymology

From the Proto-Slavic *-slavъ ending in names such as *Voldislavъ, from Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory, fame”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sɫaf]
Always stressed, e.g. in Томисла́в (Tomisláv).

Suffix

-слав • (-slav)

suffix forming names meaning “glory”, “glorious”
‎Тома́ (Tomá) + ‎-слав (-slav) → ‎Томисла́в (Tomisláv)

‎добъ́р (dobǎ́r) + ‎-слав (-slav) → ‎Добросла́в (Dobrosláv)

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