близнец

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blizьnьcь via Old Church Slavonic близньць (bliznĭcĭ). Doublet of standard близна́к (bliznák). Morphologically equivalent to бли́зо (blízo, near) +‎ -нец (-nec).

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Noun

близне́ц (bliznécm

  1. (dated) twin

Declension

References

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

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bliznьcь. Compare Bulgarian близна́к (bliznák), Polish bliźniak, Serbo-Croatian blizánac / близа́нац.

Pronunciation

Noun

близне́ц (bliznécm anim (genitive близнеца́, nominative plural близнецы́, genitive plural близнецо́в)

  1. twin (male or female)
    Synonym: (colloquial) близня́шка (bliznjáška)

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