военачалник

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From вой (voj, army) (dated) +‎ -е- (-e-) +‎ нача́лник (načálnik, conductor, leader), a calque of Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós) (or formed in the same logic as it). Compare the Germanic borrowing херцо́г (hercóg, duke) from Proto-Germanic *harjatugô (army commander).

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Noun

военача́лник (voenačálnikm

  1. army commander
    Synonyms: воево́да (voevóda), пълково́дец (pǎlkovódec), команди́р (komandír)

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References

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