бедствие

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бе́дствие (bédstvije). By surface analysis, беда́ (bedá, “trouble”) +‎ -ствие (-stvie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛtstviɛ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛtstviɛ
• Syllabification^(key): бед‧стви‧е
• Hyphenation^(key): бед‧ствие

Noun

бе́дствие • (bédstvie) n

1. calamity, disaster, scourge, adversity

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Declension

Declension of бе́дствие

	singular	plural
indefinite	бе́дствие bédstvie	бе́дствия bédstvija
definite	бе́дствието bédstvieto	бе́дствията bédstvijata

Derived terms

verbs

• бе́дствам (bédstvam), бедству́вам (bedstvúvam) (iterative)

References

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

Russian

Alternative forms

• бѣ́дствіе (bě́dstvije) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

From беда́ (bedá) +‎ -ство (-stvo) +‎ -ие (-ije) or from Old Church Slavonic бѣдьство (bědĭstvo), remodeled after other slavonicisims featuring -ствие (-stvije).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲet͡stvʲɪje]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Noun

бе́дствие • (bédstvije) n inan (genitive бе́дствия, nominative plural бе́дствия, genitive plural бе́дствий, relational adjective бе́дственный)

1. calamity, disaster

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Declension

Declension of бе́дствие (inan neut-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бе́дствие bédstvije	бе́дствия bédstvija
genitive	бе́дствия bédstvija	бе́дствий bédstvij
dative	бе́дствию bédstviju	бе́дствиям bédstvijam
accusative	бе́дствие bédstvije	бе́дствия bédstvija
instrumental	бе́дствием bédstvijem	бе́дствиями bédstvijami
prepositional	бе́дствии bédstvii	бе́дствиях bédstvijax

Related terms

• бе́дствовать impf (bédstvovatʹ)