настойник

Bulgarian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ стоя́ (stojá, “to stand”) +‎ -ник (-nik) (agentative suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈstɔjnik]

Noun

насто́йник • (nastójnik) m (feminine насто́йница)

1. guardian (legal caretaker of an under-age person)

Declension

Declension of насто́йник

	singular	plural
indefinite	насто́йник nastójnik	насто́йници nastójnici
definite (subject form)	насто́йникът nastójnikǎt	насто́йниците nastójnicite
definite (object form)	насто́йника nastójnika
count form	—	насто́йника nastójnika
vocative form	насто́йнико nastójniko	насто́йници nastójnici

Coordinate terms

• опеку́н (opekún, “guardian, protector”)
• попечи́тел (popečítel, “trustee”)
• роди́тел (rodítel, “(biological) parent”)

Derived terms

• насто́йничество (nastójničestvo) (abstract noun)

Related terms

• наста́вник (nastávnik, “coach, advisor”)

References

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