Василий
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Old Church Slavonic Василии (Vasilii), borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios, “kingly”) with the spread of Christianity.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Васи́лий • (Vasílij) m
- a male given name from Byzantine Greek, of ecclesiastical usage, feminine equivalent Васили́ка (Vasilíka), equivalent to English Basil or Vasilios
Derived terms
Related terms
- василе́вс (vasilévs, “basileus”) (Greek borrowing)
- боси́лек (bosílek, “basil”) (Latin borrowing of Greek origin)
References
- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Васѝлий”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 103
Russian
Alternative forms
- Васи́лій (Vasílij) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Васи́лий • (Vasílij) m anim (genitive Васи́лия, nominative plural Васи́лии, genitive plural Васи́лиев)
- a male given name, Vasily, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Basil
Declension
Declension of Васи́лий (anim masc-form i-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- (Diminutives:) Ва́ся (Vásja), Сю́ра (Sjúra), Сю́та (Sjúta), Ва́ка (Váka)
- (Endearing forms:), Ва́сенька (Vásenʹka), Васи́льюшка (Vasílʹjuška), Васи́лька (Vasílʹka), Василёк (Vasiljók), Василько́ (Vasilʹkó), Васёна (Vasjóna), Васёня (Vasjónja), Васю́ня (Vasjúnja), Васю́ра (Vasjúra), Васю́та (Vasjúta), Васю́ха (Vasjúxa), Васю́ша (Vasjúša), Вася́й (Vasjáj), Вася́ня (Vasjánja), Вася́на (Vasjána), Вася́та (Vasjáta), Вася́ха (Vasjáxa), Вася́ша (Vasjáša)
- (Pejorative forms:) Ва́ська (Vásʹka), Васёк (Vasjók), Вася́к (Vasják), Вася́ка (Vasjáka)
- (Patronymics:) Васи́льевич (Vasílʹjevič)/Васи́льич (Vasílʹič), Васи́льевна (Vasílʹjevna)/Васи́льна (Vasílʹna)
- (Surnames:) Васи́льев (Vasílʹjev), Ва́син (Vásin)
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