апогей
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See also: апогеи
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian апоге́й (apogéj), а transliteration of Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “far from the earth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
апоге́й • (apogéj) m
- apogee
- (figurative) zenith, supremum
- Synonyms: зени́т (zenít), въ́рхова то́чка (vǎ́rhova tóčka)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | апоге́й apogéj |
| definite (subject form) |
апоге́ят apogéjat |
| definite (object form) |
апоге́я apogéja |
Antonyms
- перигей (perigej)
References
- “апогей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “апогей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
апоге́й • (apogéj) m inan (genitive апоге́я, nominative plural апоге́и, genitive plural апоге́ев)
- apogee
- Antonym: периге́й (perigéj)
- (figuratively) the highest point
- 1869, Лев Толстой , “Том 2, Часть третья, IV”, in Война и мир; English translation from Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922–1923:
- Князь Андре́й прие́хал в Петербу́рг в а́вгусте 1809 го́да. Э́то бы́ло вре́мя апоге́я сла́вы молодо́го Спера́нского и эне́ргии соверша́емых им переворо́тов.
- Knjazʹ Andréj prijéxal v Peterbúrg v ávguste 1809 góda. Éto býlo vrémja apogéja slávy molodóvo Speránskovo i enérgii soveršájemyx im perevorótov.
- Prince Andrew arrived in Petersburg in August, 1809. It was the time when the youthful Speránski was at the zenith of his fame and his reforms were being pushed forward with the greatest energy.
Declension
Declension of апоге́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)