маждрак
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مزراق (whence modern Turkish mızrak), of Arabic origin. Medial -д- between ж and р is epenthetic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
маждра́к • (maždrák) m
- (historical) lance, long spear
- Synonym: (standard) ланце́т (lancét)
- c. 18th–19th century, “От кога се е зора зазорила”:
- Маждраци им, мила моя майно ле, като честа гора.
- Maždraci im, mila moja majno le, kato česta gora.
- [The heroes'] lancers, oh my dear mother, [look] like a dense forest.
Declension[edit]
Declension of маждра́к
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | маждра́к maždrák |
маждра́ци maždráci |
definite (subject form) |
маждра́кът maždrákǎt |
маждра́ците maždrácite |
definite (object form) |
маждра́ка maždráka | |
count form | — | маждра́ка maždráka |