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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *perstǫpьnikъ; equivalent to престъ́пя (prestǎ́pja, “to cross, to step over”) + -ник (-nik). Literally, "one who crosses (the accepted norms/laws)".
Pronunciation
Noun
престъ́пник • (prestǎ́pnik) m (feminine престъ́пница or престъ́пничка)
- criminal (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law)
Declension
Declension of престъ́пник
Related terms
References
- “престъпник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “престъпник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Duridanov, Račeva, Todorov, Bălgarski Etimologičen Rečnik Book 5, page 677 https://ibl.bas.bg/lib/ber_5/#page/339/mode/1up