стар

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [star]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ar

Adjective

стар • (star) (abstract noun ста́рост)

  1. old (having lived or existed for a relatively long period of time)
    Synonym: възрастен (vǎzrasten)
  2. out of date, obsolete, outdated, old-fashioned
    Synonyms: отживял (otživjal), старомоден (staromoden)
  3. worn out (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use)
    Synonyms: извехтял (izvehtjal), износен (iznosen)
  4. hand-me-down
  5. former, previous
    Synonyms: бивш (bivš), предишен (predišen)

Usage notes

This term is seldom used comparatively (i.e. по́-стар (pó-star)) in reference to humans, as it typically bears connotations of especially old age. Largely, голя́м (goljám) is favoured over стар when comparing ages, whereas the latter is used when simply declaring the age of an elderly person.

Declension

References

  • стар”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • стар”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [star]
  • (file)

Adjective

стар • (star) (comparative постар, superlative најстар, diminutive старичок, abstract noun старост or старина)

  1. old (not new)
  2. old (not young)

Declension

References

  • стар in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [star]
  • Rhymes: -ar

Adjective

стар • (star)

  1. short masculine singular of ста́рый (stáryj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stâr/

Adjective

ста̏р (definite ста̑рӣ, comparative ста̀ријӣ, Latin spelling stȁr)

  1. old

Declension

Further reading

  • стар” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • стар” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [star]

Adjective

стар • (star)

  1. short form of стари́й (starýj)
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