стар

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Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ar

Adjective

стар (star) (abstract noun ста́рост)

  1. old (having lived or existed for a relatively long period of time)
    Synonym: възрастен (vǎzrasten)
  2. out of date, obsolete, outdated, old-fashioned
    Synonyms: отживял (otživjal), старомоден (staromoden)
  3. worn out (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use)
    Synonyms: извехтял (izvehtjal), износен (iznosen)
  4. hand-me-down
  5. former, previous
    Synonyms: бивш (bivš), предишен (predišen)

Usage notes

This term is seldom used comparatively (i.e. по́-стар (pó-star)) in reference to humans, as it typically bears connotations of especially old age. Largely, голя́м (goljám) is favoured over стар when comparing ages, whereas the latter is used when simply declaring the age of an elderly person.

Declension

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

стар (star) (comparative постар, superlative најстар, diminutive старичок, abstract noun старост or старина)

  1. old (not new)
  2. old (not young)

Declension

Declension of стар
positive masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite стар (star) стара (stara) старо (staro) стари (stari)
definite unspecified стариот (stariot) старата (starata) старото (staroto) старите (starite)
definite proximal стариов (stariov) старава (starava) старово (starovo) стариве (starive)
definite distal старион (starion) старана (starana) староно (starono) старине (starine)
comparative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite постар (postar) постара (postara) постаро (postaro) постари (postari)
definite unspecified постариот (postariot) постарата (postarata) постарото (postaroto) постарите (postarite)
definite proximal постариов (postariov) постарава (postarava) постарово (postarovo) постариве (postarive)
definite distal постарион (postarion) постарана (postarana) постароно (postarono) постарине (postarine)
superlative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite најстар (najstar) најстара (najstara) најстаро (najstaro) најстари (najstari)
definite unspecified најстариот (najstariot) најстарата (najstarata) најстарото (najstaroto) најстарите (najstarite)
definite proximal најстариов (najstariov) најстарава (najstarava) најстарово (najstarovo) најстариве (najstarive)
definite distal најстарион (najstarion) најстарана (najstarana) најстароно (najstarono) најстарине (najstarine)

References

  • стар in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Pronunciation

Adjective

стар (star)

  1. short masculine singular of ста́рый (stáryj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ста̏р (Latin spelling stȁr, definite ста̑рӣ, comparative ста̀ријӣ)

  1. old

Declension

Further reading

  • стар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • стар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Adjective

стар (star)

  1. short form of стари́й (starýj)