Middle Bulgarian

proper noun

A stage of the Bulgarian language, continuing Old Bulgarian (and also regarded as a recension of Church Slavonic), spoken as the lingua franca of the Second Bulgarian Empire between the 12th and 17th centuries.

Meanings

proper nounMiddle Bulgarian (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA stage of the Bulgarian language, continuing Old Bulgarian (and also regarded as a recension of Church Slavonic), spoken as the lingua franca of the Second Bulgarian Empire between the 12th and 17th centuries.

Translations

Bulgarian среднобъ́лгарски, среднобъ́лгарски ези́к
  • среднобъ́лгарски (srednobắlgarski)form of the Bulgarian language
  • среднобъ́лгарски ези́к (srednobắlgarski ezík)form of the Bulgarian language
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APA

Middle Bulgarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20Bulgarian

MLA

“Middle Bulgarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20Bulgarian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Middle Bulgarian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20Bulgarian.

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