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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian старе́йший (staréjšij). Synchronically, a comparative degree of стар (star, “old, mature”) + -ейш (-ejš).
Pronunciation
Adjective
старе́йш • (staréjš) (not comparable) (poetic, obsolescent)
- senior, of high rank
Declension
Declension of старе́йш (no comparative)
Derived terms
- старе́йшина (staréjšina, “senior officer”) (military rank)
Further reading
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “старейшина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 433: “от *starějьšь ― ot *starějʹšʹ”