копие

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kopьje (“stabber”), originally a substantivation of a deverbal adjective from копа́я (kopája, “to dig”) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

  1. spear, javelin, lance
    Synonym: сулица (sulica)
Declension
Declension of ко́пие
singular plural
indefinite ко́пие
kópie 		ко́пия
kópija
definite ко́пието
kópieto 		ко́пията
kópijata
Alternative forms

References

  • “копие¹”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “копие¹”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Back-formation from an earlier ко́пия (kópija) (interpreted as plural), a borrowing from Italian copia (“copy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

  1. copy, duplicate
  2. counterpart
  3. (by extension) imitation, counterfeit
Declension
Declension of ко́пие
singular plural
indefinite ко́пие
kópie 		ко́пия
kópija
definite ко́пието
kópieto 		ко́пията
kópijata
Alternative forms

References

  • “копие²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “копие²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopьje (“spear”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔpɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpiˈjɛ/→/kɔpʲɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/→/kɔːpʲˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /kɔpɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpiˈjɛ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kɔpʲɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /kɔːpʲˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/

  • Hyphenation: ко‧пи‧е

Noun

копие (kopije) n

  1. spear, javelin

Declension

Declension of копие (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative копие
kopije 		копии
kopii 		копиꙗ
kopija
genitive копиꙗ
kopija 		копию
kopiju 		копии
kopii
dative копию
kopiju 		копиема
kopijema 		копиемъ
kopijemŭ
accusative копие
kopije 		копии
kopii 		копиꙗ
kopija
instrumental копиимь
kopiimĭ 		копиема
kopijema 		копии
kopii
locative копии
kopii 		копию
kopiju 		копиихъ
kopiixŭ
vocative копие
kopije 		копии
kopii 		копиꙗ
kopija

Descendants

  • Russian: копьё n (kopʹjó)
    • → Ingrian: kopjo
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