Probably via other European languages, ultimately from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Old Church Slavonic блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭ), itself from the self-designation of Turkic Bulgars, from Proto-Turkic *bulgar (“disturber, disturbing”), active noun/adjective of *bulga- (“to create a state of disorder; to stir, to disturb”).
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bulgārs m (1st declension, feminine form: bulgāriete)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | bulgārs | bulgāri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | bulgāru | bulgārus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | bulgāra | bulgāru |
| dative (datīvs) | bulgāram | bulgāriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | bulgāru | bulgāriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | bulgārā | bulgāros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | bulgār | bulgāri |