полковник
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian полко́вник (polkóvnik), morphologically equivalent to полк (polk, “regiment”) + -овник (-ovnik).
Pronunciation
Noun
полко́вник • (polkóvnik) m (feminine полко́вница or полко́вничка)
- (military) colonel
- полковник от авиацията ― polkovnik ot aviacijata ― group captain
Declension
Declension of полко́вник
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | полко́вник polkóvnik |
полко́вници polkóvnici |
| definite (subject form) |
полко́вникът polkóvnikǎt |
полко́вниците polkóvnicite |
| definite (object form) |
полко́вника polkóvnika | |
| vocative form | полко́внико polkóvniko |
полко́вници polkóvnici |
Related terms
- пълково́дец (pǎlkovódec, “military commander”)
References
- “полковник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “полковник”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Kazakh
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | پولكوۆنيك |
| Cyrillic | полковник |
| Latin | polkovnik |
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian полко́вник (polkóvnik).
Noun
полковник • (polkovnik)
Declension
declension of полковник
| singular (жекеше) | plural (көпше) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (атау септік) | полковник (polkovnik) | полковниктер (polkovnikter) |
| genitive (ілік септік) | полковниктің (polkovniktıñ) | полковниктердің (polkovnikterdıñ) |
| dative (барыс септік) | полковникке (polkovnikke) | полковниктерге (polkovnikterge) |
| accusative (табыс септік) | полковникті (polkovniktı) | полковниктерді (polkovnikterdı) |
| locative (жатыс септік) | полковникте (polkovnikte) | полковниктерде (polkovnikterde) |
| ablative (шығыс септік) | полковниктен (polkovnikten) | полковниктерден (polkovnikterden) |
| instrumental (көмектес септік) | полковникпен (polkovnikpen) | полковниктермен (polkovniktermen) |
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
полковник • (polkovnik) m (relational adjective полковнички)
Declension
Declension of полковник
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | полковник | полковници |
| definite unspecified | полковникот | полковниците |
| definite proximal | полковников | полковнициве |
| definite distal | полковникон | полковницине |
| vocative | полковнику | полковници |
| count form | — | полковника |
Derived terms
- потполковник (potpolkovnik, “lieutenant colonel”)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish pułkownik.
Pronunciation
Noun
полко́вник • (polkóvnik) m anim (genitive полко́вника, nominative plural полко́вники, genitive plural полко́вников, relational adjective полко́вничий)
- (military) colonel
- 2000, Би-2 [Bi-2] (lyrics and music), “Полковнику никто не пишет”:
- Полко́внику никто́ не пи́шет,
Полко́вника никто́ не ждёт- Polkóvniku niktó ne píšet,
Polkóvnika niktó ne ždjot - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Polkóvniku niktó ne píšet,
Declension
Declension of полко́вник (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | полко́вник polkóvnik |
полко́вники polkóvniki |
| genitive | полко́вника polkóvnika |
полко́вников polkóvnikov |
| dative | полко́внику polkóvniku |
полко́вникам polkóvnikam |
| accusative | полко́вника polkóvnika |
полко́вников polkóvnikov |
| instrumental | полко́вником polkóvnikom |
полко́вниками polkóvnikami |
| prepositional | полко́внике polkóvnike |
полко́вниках polkóvnikax |
Related terms
- полк m (polk)
- полко́вничиха f (polkóvničixa, “colonel's wife”)
- полко́вница f (polkóvnica, “female colonel”)
Descendants
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish pułkownik.
Pronunciation
Noun
полко́вник • (polkóvnyk) m pers (genitive полко́вника, nominative plural полко́вники, genitive plural полко́вників, feminine полко́вниця, relational adjective полко́вницький)
Declension
Declension of полко́вник (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | полко́вник polkóvnyk |
полко́вники polkóvnyky |
| genitive | полко́вника polkóvnyka |
полко́вників polkóvnykiv |
| dative | полко́вникові, полко́внику polkóvnykovi, polkóvnyku |
полко́вникам polkóvnykam |
| accusative | полко́вника polkóvnyka |
полко́вників polkóvnykiv |
| instrumental | полко́вником polkóvnykom |
полко́вниками polkóvnykamy |
| locative | полко́вникові, полко́внику polkóvnykovi, polkóvnyku |
полко́вниках polkóvnykax |
| vocative | полко́внику polkóvnyku |
полко́вники polkóvnyky |
Derived terms
- генера́л-полко́вник m (henerál-polkóvnyk)
- інжене́р-полко́вник m (inženér-polkóvnyk)
- підполко́вник m (pidpolkóvnyk)
- полко́вник-інжене́р m (polkóvnyk-inženér)
- полковникува́ти impf (polkovnykuváty)
- полко́вництво n (polkóvnyctvo)
Related terms
- полк m (polk)
- полкови́й (polkovýj)
- полково́дець m (polkovódecʹ)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “полковник”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “полковник”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “полковник”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “полковник”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “полковник”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)