старешина

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

старешина (starešinam

  1. chief, head (in a military or police unit or establishment)
  2. (religion) elder
  3. chieftain, elder

Declension

Old Church Slavonic

Noun

старешина (starešinaf

  1. elder, chieftain

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From стар +‎ -ешина.

Noun

старѐшина m (Latin spelling starèšina)

  1. (expressively) chief, elder, head

Declension