акран

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اقران (akran).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈkran]

Noun

акра́н • (akrán) m

1. (colloquial) Synonym of акра́нин (akránin, “peer”)

Declension

Declension of акра́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	акра́н akrán	акра́ни akráni
definite (subject form)	акра́нът akránǎt	акра́ните akránite
definite (object form)	акра́на akrána
count form	—	акра́на akrána

References

• “акран”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “акран”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “акран”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 21

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اقران, from Arabic قرن (qarana, “to join, couple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈakran]

Noun

акран • (akran) m

1. (archaic) peer (someone or something of equal level, age, etc.)

Declension

Declension of акран

	singular	plural
indefinite	акран	акрани
definite unspecified	акранот	акраните
definite proximal	акранов	акраниве
definite distal	акранон	акранине
vocative	акрану	акрани
count form	—	акрана

Related terms

• врсник (vrsnik)