апсида

Bulgarian

Схема на църковна апсида (в сиво)
Апсидни точки на елептична орбита: (1) апоапсида, (2) периапсида

Etymology

Via some western language, ultimately from the oblique stem of Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “vault, arch”) (gen. ἁψῖδος (hapsîdos)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpˈsidɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

апси́да • (apsída) f (relational adjective апси́ден)

  1. (architecture) apse (semicircular recess covered with a vault or semi-dome)
  2. (astronomy) apsis (point within an elliptical orbit with optimal distance to the focal body)
    апоапсида ― apoapsida ― farthest point within orbit to the focal body
    периапсида ― periapsida ― nearest point within orbit to the focal body

Declension

Alternative forms

Hyponyms

  • for heliocentric orbits: афелий (afelij, “aphelion”), перихелий (perihelij, “perihelion”)
  • for geocentric orbits: апогей (apogej, “apogee”), перигей (perigej, “perigee”)
  • for selenocentric orbits: апоселен (aposelen, “aposelene”), периселен (periselen, “periselene”)
  • апти́чен (aptíčen, “haptic, related to touch”)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈapsida]

Noun

апсида • (apsida) f

  1. apse

Declension

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpˈsʲidə]

Noun

апси́да • (apsída) f inan (genitive апси́ды, nominative plural апси́ды, genitive plural апси́д)

  1. apse, apsis, exedra

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎpsida/
  • Hyphenation: а‧пси‧да

Noun

а̀псида f (Latin spelling àpsida)

  1. apse

Declension

References

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