Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *borniteľь; equivalent to браня (branja, to defend, to resist) +‎ -тел (-tel).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [brɐˈnitɛɫ]
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Nomen

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брани́тел (branítelm

  1. defender
    Synonym: защитник (zaštitnik)

Declension

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References

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

Macedonian

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Etymology

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From брани (brani, to defend) +‎ -тел (-tel).

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Nomen

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бранител (branitelm (feminine бранителка)

  1. defender
  2. defense attorney

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