военачалник

Bulgarian

Etymology

From вой (voj, army) (dated) + -е- (-e-) + нача́лник (načálnik, conductor, leader), a calque of Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós) (or formed in the same logic as it). Compare the Germanic borrowing херцо́г (hercóg, duke) from Proto-Germanic *harjatugô (army commander).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [voɛnɐˈt͡ʃa̟ɫnik]

Noun

военача́лник (voenačálnik) m

  1. army commander
    Synonyms: воево́да (voevóda), пълково́дец (pǎlkovódec), команди́р (komandír)

Alternative forms

  • военнонача́лник (voennonačálnik)

Declension

References

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