пръстен
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrsty (n-stem), equivalent to пръст (prǎst, “finger”) + -ен (-en).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprɤstɛn]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɤstɛn
- Syllabification(key): пръ‧стен
- Hyphenation(key): пръс‧тен
Noun
пръ́стен • (prǎ́sten) m (relational adjective пръ́стенов, diminutive пръ́стенче)
- (jewelry) ring (a round piece of metal worn around the finger)
- (astronomy) planetary ring
- (geometry) ring, annulus (shape of a ring or circle with a large hole in the middle)
- (figuratively) ring (circle of objects or people surrounding something on all sides)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | пръ́стен prǎ́sten |
пръ́стени prǎ́steni |
| definite (subject form) |
пръ́стенът prǎ́stenǎt |
пръ́стените prǎ́stenite |
| definite (object form) |
пръ́стена prǎ́stena | |
| count form | — | пръ́стена prǎ́stena |
Related terms
- пръст (prǎst)
References
- “пръстен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “пръстен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “прьстень”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025