драгиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dorgyni; equivalent to драг (drag, dear) + -иня (-inja). Indirectly attested in the derivative Bulgarian драги́нко (dragínko, best man).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [drɐˈɡinʲɐ]
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Noun

драги́ня • (dragínja) f

  1. (obsolete) darling

Declension

Derived terms

  • драги́нко (dragínko, best man)
  • Драги́н m (Dragín), Драги́на f (Dragína) (given name, rare)

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 417
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