юнакиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *junakyni; equivalent to юнак (junak) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̟nɐˈkinʲɐ]

Noun

юнаки́ня • (junakínja) f (masculine юна́к)

1. female equivalent of юна́к (junák): heroine, female champion, а brave woman

   Synonym: герои́ня (geroínja)

2. (dated, beginning of 20th century) female equivalent of юна́к (junák): sportswoman, female athlete, a female member of a sports club in the past

Declension

Declension of юнаки́ня

	singular	plural
indefinite	юнаки́ня junakínja	юнаки́ни junakíni
definite	юнаки́нята junakínjata	юнаки́ните junakínite
vocative form	юнаки́ньо junakínjo	юнаки́ни junakíni

References

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