Bulgarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [star]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ar

Adjective

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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 out of date, obsolete, outdated, old-fashioned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

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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.

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

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

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

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References

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

Russian

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стар (star)

  1. short masculine singular of ста́рый (stáryj)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

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

  1. old

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Further reading

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  • стар” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • стар” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

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стар (star)

  1. short form of стари́й (starýj)