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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *junь̀cь (“youth”). It is possible for the accent to shift from the second to the first syllable, for reasons unexplained.
Cognate with Russian юне́ц (junéc).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
юне́ц or ю́нец • (junéc or júnec) m (feminine юни́ца)
- young ox
- Hypernym: вол (vol, “ox”)
Usage notes
Sources disagree on which syllable should be stressed: Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik maintains it be the first, whereas Bǎlgarski tǎlkoven rečnik posits the second, which also appears to accord with the Proto-Slavic etymon *junь̀cь.
Declension
- Although in the singular forms, either the first or second syllable may be stressed, in the (non-count) plural, it is always the second.
Declension of юне́ц
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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юне́ц
junéc
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юнци́
juncí
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definite
(subject form)
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юне́цът
junécǎt
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юнци́те
juncíte
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definite
(object form)
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юне́ца
junéca
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| count form
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—
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юне́ца
junéca
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Declension of ю́нец
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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ю́нец
júnec
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юнци́
juncí
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definite
(subject form)
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ю́нецът
júnecǎt
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юнци́те
juncíte
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definite
(object form)
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ю́неца
júneca
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| count form
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—
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ю́неца
júneca
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References
- “юнец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “юнец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “юнец”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 1089
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *junь̀cь.
Pronunciation
Noun
юне́ц • (junéc) m anim (genitive юнца́, nominative plural юнцы́, genitive plural юнцо́в)
- (colloquial) youth, young boy, lad
Declension