настан

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deverbal of наста́на (nastána, “to occur, to transpire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈstan] (Eastern dialects)
• IPA^(key): [ˈnastɐn] (Western dialects)

Noun

наста́н or на́стан • (nastán or nástan) m (dialectal)

1. occurrence, affair, event

   голям настан станал ― goljam nastan stanal ― a large event has occurred

Declension

Eastern pronunciation:

Declension of наста́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	наста́н nastán	наста́нове nastánove
definite (subject form)	наста́нът nastánǎt	наста́новете nastánovete
definite (object form)	наста́на nastána
count form	—	наста́на nastána

Western pronunciation:

Declension of на́стан

	singular	plural
indefinite	на́стан nástan	на́стани nástani
definite (subject form)	на́станът nástanǎt	на́станите nástanite
definite (object form)	на́стана nástana
count form	—	на́стана nástana

Related terms

• стан (stan, “camp”)
• настаня́ване (nastanjávane, “accommodation”)

References

• “настан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1895–1908) “на́станъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие."
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “настан”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 537

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnastan]

Noun

настан • (nastan) m

1. event, happening

Declension

Declension of настан

	singular	plural
indefinite	настан (nastan)	настани (nastani)
definite unspecified	настанот (nastanot)	настаните (nastanite)
definite proximal	настанов (nastanov)	настаниве (nastanive)
definite distal	настанон (nastanon)	настанине (nastanine)
vocative	настану (nastanu)	настани (nastani)
count form	—	настана (nastana)

Mongolian

Noun

настан • (nastan) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠨ (nasutan))

1. aged people, elders

Related terms

• нас (nas)
• наслах (naslax)
• настай (nastaj)