Old Church Slavonic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Akin to Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 (b¹ul¹ǧa, to stir up), from Proto-Turkic *bulgar + -инъ (-inŭ), the former being the active noun/adjective of *bulga- (to create a state of disorder; to stir, to disturb).

Noun

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блъгаринъ (blŭgarinŭm

  1. a male Bulgarian
    • from the Bitola inscription 4-6:
      съ же градь дѣлань быст[ъ на|оуб]ѣжище и на сп҃сение ї на жизнь бльгаромъ
      sŭ že gradĭ dělanĭ byst[ŭ na|ub]ěžište i na sp:senie i na žiznĭ blĭgaromŭ
      The fortress was built as a haven and for the salvation of the lives of the Bulgarians.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: българин (bǎlgarin)

References

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  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994
  • Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd
  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[1], София