копие

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

1. spear, javelin, lance

   Synonym: сулица (sulica)

Declension

Alternative forms

• копье (kopje) — dialectal

References

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

1. copy, duplicate
2. counterpart
3. (by extension) imitation, counterfeit

Declension

Alternative forms

• ко́пия f (kópija) — obsolete

Related terms

• копи́рам (kopíram, “to copy”)

References

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

Old East Slavic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔpɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpiˈjɛ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔpʲɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔːpʲˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/
• Hyphenation: ко‧пи‧е

Noun

копие (kopie) n

1. spear, javelin

Declension

Descendants

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