![]() In many senses, Old Bulgarian was much more like other modern Slavic languages than Modern Bulgarian. Three verb moods: indicative, imperative and conditional ![]() Numerals 5 through 10 were singular nouns.ġ0. Numerals 1 through 4 were adjectives and had gender variation. Pronouns only for the first and second persons (singular and plural)ĩ. No definite articles, but there were combinations of nouns and demonstrative pronouns that later gave rise to the postposited articlesĦ. Morphosyntactic case-markings: Nouns, adjetives, numerals and pronouns had seven casesĥ. Its main characteristics are listed below:Ģ. At that time, and until about the end of the 11th century, Bulgarian was a much more synthetic language than it is today. This marks the beginning of a period in the history of the Bulgarian language known as Old Bulgarian. and its language, as well as its alphabet, are probably the basis for many other Slavic languages.Ĭyril and Methodius, Byzantine Greek brothers who were sent to Great Moravia as Christian missionaries, invented the Glagolitic Alphabet between 862 and 863, the first script used to transcribe the proto-language known as Old Church Slavonic. If we rank scenery according to the astonishment it produces, this most assuredly could not be exceede occupies the highest place, but if, as is more true, according to the picturesque effect, it falls far short of many in this neighbourhead.īulgaria is one of the oldest European States. We soon gained the peak & beheld that view, which perhaps excepting those in Europe, is the most celebrated in the world. they were not of a large size, but in the vividness of the green lightness of the foliage, & in the beautiful curve of head, they were most classically admirable. The water-courses were ornamented by that most elegant of all vegetable forms, the tree fern. At length we commenced ascending the steep sides, which are universally to the very summit clothed by a thick forest. At every corner alternate & most beautiful views were presented to us. The path for the few first miles is the Aqueduct the rising water rises at the base of the hill & is conducted along a sloping ridge to the city. ![]() Walked to the city to procure some things which I wanted, then joined Earl & Derbyshire & we proceeded together to ascend the Caucovado. ![]()
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