късен

From Proto-Slavic *kъsьnъ, of uncertain origin. Possibly from an earlier *kъtsьnъ with meaning spoiled, passed its deadline, related to Bulgarian кисна (kisna, “to soak, to ferment”). According to Al. T. Balan, from къ (k, “towards”) +‎ сън (sǎn, “dream, sleep”).

See also къ́сно (kǎ́sno).

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къ́сен • (kǎ́sen) (adverb къ́сно)

1. late

   къ́сна нощ

   kǎ́sna nošt

   late night

2. overdue

   къ́сно присти́гане

   kǎ́sno pristígane

   overdue arrival (after the arranged time)

• късне́я (kǎsnéja, “to be late”)
• закъсня́вам (zakǎsnjávam), окъсня́вам (okǎsnjávam, “to get late”)

• “късен”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “късен”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 229