копие

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kopьje (stabber), originally a substantivation of a deverbal adjective from копа́я (kopája, to dig) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́пие (kópien

  1. spear, javelin, lance
    Synonym: сулица (sulica)
Declension
Alternative forms

References

  • копие¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • копие¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Back-formation from an earlier ко́пия (kópija) (interpreted as plural), a borrowing from Italian copia (copy).

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́пие (kópien

  1. copy, duplicate
  2. counterpart
  3. (by extension) imitation, counterfeit
Declension
Alternative forms

References

  • копие²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • копие²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopьje (spear)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔpɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpiˈjɛ//kɔpʲɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ//kɔːpʲˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /kɔpɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpiˈjɛ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /kɔpʲɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /kɔːpʲˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/

  • Hyphenation: ко‧пи‧е

Noun

копие (kopijen

  1. spear, javelin

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: копьё n (kopʹjó)
    • Ingrian: kopjo