самонадеян

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, само- (samo-, alone) +‎ надея́н (nadeján, put on), literally implying “one who has taken on [some task] on their own”.

Adjective

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самонадея́н (samonadeján) (adverb самонадея́но)

  1. self-standing, self-reliant
  2. (with negative connotation) overbold, presumptuous, overweening

Declension

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References

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  • самонадеян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • самонадеян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010