старейшина
/[stɐˈrɛjʃinɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.senior officer (military rank)
- 2.obsoleteelder member of a community who executes certain ceremonial function
Synonyms & related words
Related words (3)
- ста́рец
- ста́рик
- старе́й
Etymology
By surface analysis, старе́йш (staréjš, “senior”) + -ина (-ina).
Forms
- старе́йшинаcanonical • masculine
- staréjšinaromanization
- старе́йшинаindefinite • singular
- старе́йшиниindefinite • plural
- старе́йшинатаdefinite • singular
- старе́йшинитеdefinite • plural
- старшина́alternative