No. 397 in Bulgarian
николай
The Bulgarian word "Николай" is a male given name, equivalent to "Nikolai" or "Nicholas" in English.
In a sentence
Николай е отличен ученик.
Nikolay is an excellent student.
Here, 'Николай' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Баща му го кръсти Николай в чест на светеца.
His father named him Nikolay in honor of the saint.
In this sentence, 'Николай' is again a proper noun, chosen as a name, and it highlights a cultural and religious significance.
В класа има двама Николаи.
There are two Nikolays in the class.
Here, 'Николай' is pluralized by adding a grammatical ending, showing it as part of a plurality context.
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