юнакиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *junakyni; equivalent to юнак (junak) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jo̟nɐˈkinʲɐ]

Noun

юнаки́ня • (junakínja) f (masculine юна́к)

  1. female equivalent of юна́к (junák): heroine, female champion, а brave woman
    Synonym: герои́ня (geroínja)
  2. (dated, beginning of 20th century) female equivalent of юна́к (junák): sportswoman, female athlete, a female member of a sports club in the past

Declension
Declension of юнаки́ня
singular plural
indefinite юнаки́ня
junakínja		 юнаки́ни
junakíni
definite юнаки́нята
junakínjata		 юнаки́ните
junakínite
vocative form юнаки́ньо
junakínjo		 юнаки́ни
junakíni

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