Bulgarian

Noun

армия • ‎(ármija) f

1. army (large, highly organised military force concerned mainly with ground operations)
2. army, armed forces (the complete military organization of a nation for land warfare)
3. army (a large group of people or animals working toward the same purpose)
4. multitude, army, host, crowd, mass

Inflection

Synonyms

• (armed forces): въоръжени сили ‎(vǎorǎženi sili)
• (multitude): множество ‎(množestvo), тълпа ‎(tǎlpa), маса ‎(masa)

Related terms

• армейски ‎(armejski)

Russian

Etymology

From earlier армея ‎(armeja), directly from French armée ‎(“army; armed forces”) or via German Armee ‎(“army”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈarmʲɪjə]

Noun

а́рмия • ‎(ármija) f inan ‎(genitive а́рмии, nominative plural а́рмии, genitive plural а́рмий)

1. army

Declension

Related terms

• арма́да ‎(armáda)
• арме́йский ‎(arméjskij)

See also

• структура вооружённых сил

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “армия”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “армия”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 52