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свидетел

/[sviˈdɛtɛɫ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    witness

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • свидете́лствам
  • свидете́лство
Related words (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian свиде́тель (svidételʹ), formally an agent noun of the obsolete сведя (svedja, “to witness, to know”) + -тел (-tel) (in Russian, OCS -ѣ- sometimes transforms into -и-). Replaced the native Bulgarian сведок (svedok).

Forms

  • свиде́телcanonical • masculine
  • svidételromanization
  • свиде́телindefinite • singular
  • свиде́телиindefinite • plural
  • свиде́телятdefinite • singular • subjective
  • свиде́телитеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • свиде́теляdefinite • objective • singular
  • свиде́телитеdefinite • objective • plural
Vocative
Singular
свиде́телю
Plural
свиде́тели

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