сиротиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sirotyni; equivalent to сирота́ (sirotá, “dear”) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Noun

сироти́ня • (sirotínja) f (masculine сирота́)

1. (obsolete) female equivalent of сирота́ (sirotá): female orphan
2. (dialectal, figurative) female equivalent of сирота́ (sirotá): unfortunate, poor woman

   Synonym: неща́стница (neštástnica)

3. (poetic, collective) the poorest social class

   Synonym: бедноти́я (bednotíja)

Declension

Declension of сироти́ня

	singular	plural
indefinite	сироти́ня sirotínja	сироти́ни sirotíni
definite	сироти́нята sirotínjata	сироти́ните sirotínite

References

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