отстъпник
Bulgarian
Etymology
Agent noun of отстъ́пя (otstǎ́pja, “to surrender, to retreat”) + -ник (-nik).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [otˈstɤpnik]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file)
Noun
отстъ́пник • (otstǎ́pnik) m (feminine отстъ́пница)
- deserter, renegade, defector (one who gives up/defects from previously held principles or promises)
- traitor, betrayer (one who betrays a cause or an ally)
- Synonym: преда́тел (predátel)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | отстъ́пник otstǎ́pnik |
отстъ́пници otstǎ́pnici |
| definite (subject form) |
отстъ́пникът otstǎ́pnikǎt |
отстъ́пниците otstǎ́pnicite |
| definite (object form) |
отстъ́пника otstǎ́pnika | |
| count form | — | отстъ́пника otstǎ́pnika |
| vocative form | отстъ́пнико otstǎ́pniko |
отстъ́пници otstǎ́pnici |
Derived terms
- отстъ́пничество (otstǎ́pničestvo) (abstract noun)
- родоотстъ́пник (rodootstǎ́pnik, “apostate”)
Related terms
- о́тстъп (ótstǎp, “indent”)
- отстъпчи́в (otstǎpčív, “pliant”)