посол

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian посо́л (posól).

Pronunciation

Noun

посо́л (posólm

  1. (dated, literary) ambassador
    Synonym: посла́ник (poslánik)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • посол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “посол”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 542

Russian

Па́пские послы́ у Ива́на Гро́зного.

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ol

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic посълъ (posŭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ. Probably originally deverbal from the ancestor of посла́ть (poslátʹ), or alternatively from Proto-Slavic *po- + the deverbal form of *sъlati.

Noun

посо́л (posólm anim (genitive посла́, nominative plural послы́, genitive plural посло́в, relational adjective посо́льский)

  1. ambassador; legate
Declension
Descendants
  • Bulgarian: посол (posol)
  • Yakut: посол (posol)

Etymology 2

по- (po-) +‎ сол(ить) (sol(itʹ))

Noun

посо́л (posólm inan (genitive посо́ла, nominative plural посо́лы, genitive plural посо́лов)

  1. salting (adding salt to food)
Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic посълъ (posŭlŭ), from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

посо́л (posólm pers (genitive посла́, nominative plural посли́, genitive plural послі́в)

  1. ambassador

Declension

References

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian посол (posol).

Noun

посол (posol)

  1. (diplomacy, politics) ambassador, legate

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