столица

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See also: столиця

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stolica.

Pronunciation

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Noun

сто́лица (stólicaf

  1. capital (city)

Declension

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stolica.

Pronunciation

Noun

столица (stolicaf

  1. chair
    Synonym: стол (stol)
  2. stool, feces

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stolica. By surface analysis, стол (stol) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

Noun

столи́ца (stolícaf inan (genitive столи́цы, nominative plural столи́цы, genitive plural столи́ц, relational adjective столи́чный)

  1. capital (city designated as seat of government)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: stolitsa

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stolica.

Pronunciation

Noun

сто̀лица f (Latin spelling stòlica)

  1. chair
    Synonym: сто̀лац
  2. (medicine) stool
  3. (archaic) capital city
    Synonyms: гла̀внӣ гра̑д, прије́сто̄лница

Declension

Further reading

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