сведок
See also: све док
Bulgarian
Etymology
Archaic word for witness from Proto-Slavic *sъvědъkъ (possibly *sъvědokъ[1]), superseded by Bulgarian свидетел (svidetel) (a loanword from Russian). Formed from the obsolete вям (vjam, “to witness, to have seen”) + -ок (-ok).
Noun
све́док • (svédok) m
- (dated) witness
Declension
Declension of све́док
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | све́док svédok | све́доци svédoci |
| definite (subject form) | све́докът svédokǎt | све́доците svédocite |
| definite (object form) | све́дока svédoka | |
| vocative form | све́доко svédoko | све́доци svédoci |
Related terms
- сведение (svedenie, “account, information”)
- ведом (vedom, “informed”)
- вещ (vešt, “adept, knowledgeable”)
References
- Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (2002), “сведок²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 537
Notes:
- L. Kurkina (1992), “Диалектная структура Праславянского языка по данным Южнославяской лексики”, in Dela, vol. 38, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, page 129: “Имена с суф. -okъ ... *sъvědokъ”
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsvɛdɔk]
Audio (file)
Noun
сведок • (svedok) m
- witness
Declension
Declension of сведок
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | сведок | сведоци |
| definite unspecified | сведокот | сведоците |
| definite proximal | сведоков | сведоциве |
| definite distal | сведокон | сведоцине |
| vocative | сведоку | сведоци |
| count form | — | сведока |
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): свјѐдок
Noun
свѐдок m (Latin spelling svèdok)
- witness
Declension
Declension of сведок
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | свѐдок | сведо̀ци |
| genitive | сведо̀ка | сведо́ка̄ |
| dative | сведо̀ку | сведо̀цима |
| accusative | свѐдок | сведо̀ке |
| vocative | свѐдоче | сведо̀ци |
| locative | сведо̀ку | сведо̀цима |
| instrumental | сведо̀ком | сведо̀цима |