престол

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic прѣстолъ (prěstolŭ), from Proto-Slavic *perstolъ; equivalent to пре- (pre-) +‎ стол (stol).

Pronunciation

Noun

престо́л (prestólm (relational adjective престо́лен)

  1. throne
  2. (figurative) royal power
  3. (religion) altar, communion table

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perstolъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

престол (prestolm (relational adjective престолен)

  1. throne

Declension

Russian

Престол в православном храме

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣстолъ (prěstolŭ), from Proto-Slavic *perstolъ.

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Noun

престо́л (prestólm inan (genitive престо́ла, nominative plural престо́лы, genitive plural престо́лов, relational adjective престо́льный)

  1. throne
    Synonym: трон (tron)
  2. (Christianity) altar, communion table (the table used as the place of offering in the celebration of the Eucharist)

Declension

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “престол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

 престол (трон) on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣстолъ (prěstolŭ), from Proto-Slavic *perstolъ.

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Noun

престо́л (prestólm inan (genitive престо́лу, nominative plural престо́ли, genitive plural престо́лів)

  1. throne
    Synonym: трон m (tron)
  2. (ecclesiastical) altar, communion table
    Synonym: ві́вта́р m (vívtár)

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