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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sirotyni; equivalent to сирота́ (sirotá, “dear”) + -иня (-inja).
Noun
сироти́ня • (sirotínja) f (masculine сирота́)
- (obsolete) female equivalent of сирота́ (sirotá): female orphan
- (dialectal, figurative) female equivalent of сирота́ (sirotá): unfortunate, poor woman
- Synonym: неща́стница (neštástnica)
- (poetic, collective) the poorest social class
- Synonym: бедноти́я (bednotíja)
Declension
References
- “сиротиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “сиротиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010