книжовен

Bulgarian

Etymology

книжа́ pl (knižá, “books, documentation”) +‎ -овен (-oven)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kniˈʒɔvɛn]

Adjective

книжо́вен • (knižóven)

  1. literary, bookish
    книжовен език ― knižoven ezik ― literary language
  2. erudite, literate, bibliophile (one who reads a lot)
    книжовен човек ― knižoven čovek ― erudite person

Declension

Positive forms of книжо́вен
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite книжо́вен
knižóven 		книжо́вна
knižóvna 		книжо́вно
knižóvno 		книжо́вни
knižóvni
definite
(subject form) 		книжо́вният
knižóvnijat 		книжо́вната
knižóvnata 		книжо́вното
knižóvnoto 		книжо́вните
knižóvnite
definite
(object form) 		книжо́вния
knižóvnija
Comparative forms of книжо́вен
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-книжо́вен
pó-knižóven 		по́-книжо́вна
pó-knižóvna 		по́-книжо́вно
pó-knižóvno 		по́-книжо́вни
pó-knižóvni
definite
(subject form) 		по́-книжо́вният
pó-knižóvnijat 		по́-книжо́вната
pó-knižóvnata 		по́-книжо́вното
pó-knižóvnoto 		по́-книжо́вните
pó-knižóvnite
definite
(object form) 		по́-книжо́вния
pó-knižóvnija
Superlative forms of книжо́вен
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-книжо́вен
náj-knižóven 		на́й-книжо́вна
náj-knižóvna 		на́й-книжо́вно
náj-knižóvno 		на́й-книжо́вни
náj-knižóvni
definite
(subject form) 		на́й-книжо́вният
náj-knižóvnijat 		на́й-книжо́вната
náj-knižóvnata 		на́й-книжо́вното
náj-knižóvnoto 		на́й-книжо́вните
náj-knižóvnite
definite
(object form) 		на́й-книжо́вния
náj-knižóvnija

References

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