апогей
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See also: апогеи
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian апоге́й (apogéj), а transliteration of Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “far from the earth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
апоге́й • (apogéj) m
- apogee
- (figurative) zenith, supremum
- Synonyms: зени́т (zenít), въ́рхова то́чка (vǎ́rhova tóčka)
Declension
Declension of апоге́й
Antonyms
- перигей (perigej)
References
- “апогей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “апогей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
апоге́й • (apogéj) m inan (genitive апоге́я, nominative plural апоге́и, genitive plural апоге́ев)
Declension
Declension of апоге́й (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)