държава
/[dɐrˈʒa̟vɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.state, country, nation
- 2.body politic
- 3.globus cruciger (item of regalia consisting of a ball topped with a cross)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dьržava. Morphologically equivalent to държа́ (dǎržá, “to hold, to seize”) + -ава (-ava).
Forms
- държа́ваcanonical • feminine
- dǎržávaromanization
- държа́венadjective • relational
- държа́ваindefinite • singular
- държа́виindefinite • plural
- държа́ватаdefinite • singular
- държа́витеdefinite • plural
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Vocative | държа́во (archaic) | държа́ви (archaic) |
Vocative
Singular
държа́во (archaic)
Plural
държа́ви (archaic)