ректор

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēctor (leader, guide).

Pronunciation

Noun

ре́ктор (réktorm (relational adjective ре́кторски)

  1. rector (most senior official in a university or academy)
  2. rector (head of a religious school, e.g. a seminary)

Usage notes

In the English-speaking world, the highest-ranking official in a university or college is known alternatively as a president, chancellor or provost, among other designations.

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References

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

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic رەكتور
Cyrillic ректор
Latin rektor

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ре́ктор (réktor), from Polish rektor.

Pronunciation

Noun

ректор (rektor)

  1. chancellor, president, rector (of a university)

Declension

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

ректор (rektorm (feminine ректорка, relational adjective ректорски)

  1. chancellor, rector

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish rektor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

ре́ктор (réktorm anim (genitive ре́ктора, nominative plural ре́кторы or ректора́, genitive plural ре́кторов or ректоро́в)

  1. chancellor, president, rector (of a university)
  2. (church) rector

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ռեկտոր (ṙektor)

See also

References

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