стихия

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “entry in a sequence”). Technically equivalent to стих (stih, “verse”) +‎ -ия (-ija).

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стихи́я • (stihíja) f

1. (poetic, uncountable) sphere of interest, proclivity, disposition

   в стихията си ― v stihijata si ― in their own element

2. uncontrollable natural force → stormwind, hurricane

   Synonyms: фури́я (furíja), ха́ла (hála), вие́лица (viélica), вихру́шка (vihrúška)

• стих (stih, “verse”)
  • стихотворе́ние (stihotvorénie, “poem”)

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

Inherited from Old East Slavic стихия (stixija), from Old Church Slavonic стѵхии (stüxii) (feminine form стѵхиꙗ (stüxija)), from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon).^[1] Compare Ukrainian стихі́я (styxíja), Belarusian стыхі́я (styxíja).

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стихи́я • (stixíja) f inan (genitive стихи́и, nominative plural стихи́и, genitive plural стихи́й)

1. element (one of the four classical elements of Ancient Greek philosophy)
2. elemental force of nature, and their spheres of influence, elements
3. (figurative) force of societal life that does not succumb to control by people or society
4. (figurative) element (a place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to; one's familiar, comfortable, or usual surroundings)

• стихийность (stixijnostʹ)
• стихи́йный (stixíjnyj)
• стихи́йно (stixíjno)

• элеме́нт (elemént)