копие

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kopьje (“stabber”), originally a substantivation of a deverbial adjective from копа́я (kopája, “to dig”) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔpiɛ]

Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

  1. spear, javelin, lance
    Synonym: сулица (sulica)
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of ко́пие
singular plural
indefinite ко́пие
kópie		 ко́пия
kópija
definite ко́пието
kópieto		 ко́пията
kópijata

References
  • копие¹ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • копие¹ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Etymology 2

Back-formation from an earlier ко́пия (kópija) (reinterpreted as plural), a borrowing from Italian copia (“copy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔpiɛ]

Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

  1. copy, duplicate
  2. counterpart
  3. (by extension) imitation, counterfeit
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of ко́пие
singular plural
indefinite ко́пие
kópie		 ко́пия
kópija
definite ко́пието
kópieto		 ко́пията
kópijata
  • копи́рам (kopíram, “to copy”)

References
  • копие² in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • копие² in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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