остен

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostьnъ. By surface analysis, ост (ost, “something sharp, axle”) +‎ -ен (-en).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈstɛn]

Noun

осте́н • (ostén) m

1. prod, goad

Declension

Declension of осте́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	осте́н ostén	осте́ни osténi
definite (subject form)	осте́нът osténǎt	осте́ните osténite
definite (object form)	осте́на osténa
count form	—	осте́на osténa

Related terms

• оси́л (osíl, “awn”)
• о́стър (óstǎr, “sharp, acute”)

References

• “остен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “остен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “остен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 947
• “остьнъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025