stolici

Stolici is a term used in Bulgarian and Macedonian to refer to capitals, the plural of столица, meaning capital city. The singular form столица means the capital city or seat of government. The word derives from a Slavic root associated with the concept of a seat or place of governance, linking the idea of a capital to its role as the locus of authority.

In Bulgarian and Macedonian, stolici is employed when listing or discussing multiple capitals. For example, Bulgarian sentence: Балканските столици са София, Атина, Белград (The capitals of the Balkans are Sofia, Athens, Belgrade). The corresponding singular form столица is used when referring to a single capital.

Related terms appear in other Slavic languages with similar meanings but different spellings. Polish uses stolice for capitals, while Russian uses stolitsa (capital) with stolitsy as the plural. These cognates reflect a common historical concept of the capital as the “seat” of a country’s government.

Notes on usage: stolici is not an English word and is primarily encountered in Bulgarian or Macedonian texts or in transliterations of those languages. In multilingual contexts, it is important to distinguish stolici from cognates in related languages, which may differ in spelling and exact usage.

See also: capital, столица, stolitsa, stolice.