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старейшина

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, старе́йш (staréjš, senior) +‎ -ина (-ina).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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старе́йшина (staréjšinam

  1. senior officer (military rank)
  2. (obsolete) elder member of a community who executes certain ceremonial function

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [stɐˈrʲejʂɨnə]

Noun

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старе́йшина (staréjšinam anim (genitive старе́йшины, nominative plural старе́йшины, genitive plural старе́йшин)

  1. older member of a community, community leader, elder
    Synonym: аксакал (aksakal)
  2. (Mormonism) elder

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