договор

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, до- (do-) +‎ го́вор (góvor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔɡovor]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔɡovor
• Syllabification^(key): до‧го‧вор

Noun

до́говор • (dógovor) m

1. contract (agreement that is legally binding)

Declension

Declension of до́говор

	singular	plural
indefinite	до́говор dógovor	до́говори dógovori
definite (subject form)	до́говорът dógovorǎt	до́говорите dógovorite
definite (object form)	до́говора dógovora
count form	—	до́говора dógovora

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔɡɔvɔr]

Noun

договор • (dogovor) m (relational adjective договорен)

1. agreement
2. contract

Declension

Declension of договор

	singular	plural
indefinite	договор (dogovor)	договори (dogovori)
definite unspecified	договорот (dogovorot)	договорите (dogovorite)
definite proximal	договоров (dogovorov)	договориве (dogovorive)
definite distal	договорон (dogovoron)	договорине (dogovorine)
vocative	договору (dogovoru)	договори (dogovori)
count form	—	договора (dogovora)

Russian

Etymology

до- (do-) +‎ говор (govor)

Pronunciation

• догово́р: IPA^(key): [dəɡɐˈvor]

• Audio:

  (file)

• до́говор: IPA^(key): [ˈdoɡəvər]

Noun

догово́р or до́говор^* • (dogovór or dógovor^*) m inan (genitive догово́ра or до́говора^*, nominative plural догово́ры or договора́^† or до́говоры^*, genitive plural догово́ров or договоро́в^† or до́говоров^*, relational adjective договорно́й) († Proscribed; * Professional usage.)

1. agreement, contract, pact, treaty

   Synonyms: соглаше́ние (soglašénije), пакт (pakt)

Usage notes

• Final syllable stress is considered more universally correct, but initial syllable stress is preferred in professional jargon.
• The normative plural is догово́ры, but договора́ is also common in the 21st century, though proscribed. Professional jargon has до́говоры.

Declension

Declension of догово́р, до́говор^* (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a/c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	догово́р, до́говор* dogovór, dógovor*	догово́ры, договора́△†, до́говоры* dogovóry, dogovorá△†, dógovory*
genitive	догово́ра, до́говора* dogovóra, dógovora*	догово́ров, договоро́в†, до́говоров* dogovórov, dogovoróv†, dógovorov*
dative	догово́ру, до́говору* dogovóru, dógovoru*	догово́рам, договора́м†, до́говорам* dogovóram, dogovorám†, dógovoram*
accusative	догово́р, до́говор* dogovór, dógovor*	догово́ры, договора́△†, до́говоры* dogovóry, dogovorá△†, dógovory*
instrumental	догово́ром, до́говором* dogovórom, dógovorom*	догово́рами, договора́ми†, до́говорами* dogovórami, dogovorámi†, dógovorami*
prepositional	догово́ре, до́говоре* dogovóre, dógovore*	догово́рах, договора́х†, до́говорах* dogovórax, dogovoráx†, dógovorax*

^△ Irregular.
^* Professional usage.
† Proscribed.

Derived terms

Compound words:

• договороспосо́бный (dogovorosposóbnyj)

Related terms

• договорённость f (dogovorjónnostʹ), договорник m anim (dogovornik)
• договори́ться pf (dogovorítʹsja), догова́риваться impf (dogovárivatʹsja)
• договорня́к m (dogovornják)
• догово́рный (dogovórnyj), договорно́й (dogovornój)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “договаривать”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From до- +‎ го̏во̄р.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dôɡoʋoːr/
• Hyphenation: до‧го‧вор

Noun

до̏гово̄р m inan (Latin spelling dȍgovōr)

1. agreement
2. a pre-arranged meeting

Declension

Declension of договор

	singular	plural
nominative	договор	договори
genitive	договора	договора
dative	договору	договорима
accusative	договор	договоре
vocative	договоре	договори
locative	договору	договорима
instrumental	договором	договорима

Derived terms

• догово̀рити pf
• догова́рати impf

Further reading

• “договор”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026