стопан
Bulgarian
Macedonian
Etymology
Uncertain. Only found in some Balkan languages. Compare Bulgarian стопанин (stopanin) and also the related Romanian stăpân, Megleno-Romanian stăpǫn. Possibly linked to an early form of Albanian shtëpi (“house”) or its derivative. See also Greek σπίτι (spíti).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstɔpan]
Noun
стопан • (stopan) m (feminine стопанка, relational adjective стопански, diminutive стопанче)
- master, owner (of cattle, of an inn, etc.)
- proprietor
Declension
Derived terms
- стопанисува (stopanisuva)
- стопанка (stopanka)
- стопански (stopanski)
- стопанство (stopanstvo)
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