хитрост

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic хꙑтрость (xytrostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *xytrostь. Equivalent to хи́тър (hítǎr, “cunning, clever”) +‎ -ост (-ost).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxitrost]
• Hyphenation: хит‧рост

Noun

хи́трост • (hítrost) f

1. (uncountable) cunning, craftiness
2. a cunning or crafty act or invention

   Synonym: хитрина́ (hitriná)

Declension

Declension of хи́трост

	singular	plural
indefinite	хи́трост hítrost	хи́трости hítrosti
definite	хитростта́ hitrosttá	хи́тростите hítrostite

Related terms

• хи́тър (hítǎr)

References

• “хитрост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “хитрост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytrostь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xîtroːst/
• Hyphenation: хит‧рост

Noun

хи̏тро̄ст f (Latin spelling hȉtrōst)

1. quickness, fastness, swiftness

Declension

Declension of хитрост

	singular
nominative	хи̏тро̄ст
genitive	хи̏трости
dative	хитрости
accusative	хитрост
vocative	хитрости
locative	хитрости
instrumental	хи̏трошћу