копие

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kopьje (“stabber”), originally a substantivation of a deverbal adjective from копа́я (kopája, “to dig”) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔpiɛ]

Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

1. spear, javelin, lance

   Synonym: сулица (sulica)

Declension

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́пие kópie	ко́пия kópija
definite	ко́пието kópieto	ко́пията kópijata

Declension of ко́пие

Alternative forms

• копье (kopje) — dialectal

References

• “копие¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “копие¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Back-formation from an earlier ко́пия (kópija) (interpreted as plural), a borrowing from Italian copia (“copy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔpiɛ]

Noun

ко́пие • (kópie) n

1. copy, duplicate
2. counterpart
3. (by extension) imitation, counterfeit

Declension

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́пие kópie	ко́пия kópija
definite	ко́пието kópieto	ко́пията kópijata

Declension of ко́пие

Alternative forms

• ко́пия f (kópija) — obsolete

Related terms

• копи́рам (kopíram, “to copy”)

References

• “копие²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “копие²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopьje (“spear”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔpɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpiˈjɛ/→/kɔpʲɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/→/kɔːpʲˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔpɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpiˈjɛ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔpʲɪˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /kɔːpʲˈjɛ/, /kɔpʲiˈjɛ/

• Hyphenation: ко‧пи‧е

Noun

копие (kopije) n

1. spear, javelin

Declension

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	копие kopije	копии kopii	копиꙗ kopija
Genitive	копиꙗ kopija	копию kopiju	копии kopii
Dative	копию kopiju	копиема kopijema	копиемъ kopijemŭ
Accusative	копие kopije	копии kopii	копиꙗ kopija
Instrumental	копиимь kopiimĭ	копиема kopijema	копии kopii
Locative	копии kopii	копию kopiju	копиихъ kopiixŭ
Vocative	копие kopije	копии kopii	копиꙗ kopija

Declension of копие (soft o-stem)

Descendants

• Russian: копьё n (kopʹjó)
  • → Ingrian: kopjo