стълп

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stъlpъ.

Noun

стълп • (stǎlp) m

  1. post, foothold
    Synonyms: опора (opora), колона (kolona)
  2. (dated) tower
    Synonym: кула (kula)

Declension
Declension of стълп
singular plural
indefinite стълп
stǎlp		 стъ́лпове
stǎ́lpove
definite
(subject form)		 стъ́лпът
stǎ́lpǎt		 стъ́лповете
stǎ́lpovete
definite
(object form)		 стъ́лпа
stǎ́lpa
count form — стъ́лпа
stǎ́lpa

Alternative forms
  • стълб (stǎlb, “post, pillar”)
  • стълпец (stǎlpec, “draft-pole (of ard plough)”)
  • стълпотворение (stǎlpotvorenie, “pillory”)
    • ⇒ вавилонско стълпотворение (vavilonsko stǎlpotvorenie, “mob, disorganized crowd”) (in reference to the building of the Babylon tower)

References
  • “стълп”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стълп”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 522
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