домосед

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *domasědъ. By surface analysis, дом (dom) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ седя́ (sedjá). Literally, “home-sitter”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [domoˈsɛt]
• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Syllabification^(key): до‧мо‧сед

Noun

домосе́д • (domoséd) m

1. homebody, stay-at-home (a person who prefers to stay at home and avoids going out, travelling, or socialising much)

   Той е истински домосе́д и рядко излиза вечер.

   Toj e istinski domoséd i rjadko izliza večer.

   He is a real homebody and rarely goes out in the evening.

   След години пътувания се превърна в спокоен домосе́д.

   Sled godini pătuvanija se prevărna v spokoen domoséd.

   After years of travelling, he became a quiet homebody.

   Не го канеха често на събирания, защото всички знаеха, че е домосе́д.

   Ne go kaneha često na săbiranija, zaštoto vsički znaeha, če e domoséd.

   They did not often invite him to gatherings, because everyone knew he was a homebody.

   Домосе́дът предпочита книга и чай пред шумна компания.

   Domosédăt predpočita kniga i čaj pred šumna kompanija.

   The homebody prefers a book and tea to noisy company.

2. (colloquial) recluse, shut-in (a person who spends most of their time at home, sometimes with a nuance of being withdrawn or inactive)

   Не съм чак такъв домосе́д — просто тази седмица съм уморен.

   Ne săm čak takăv domoséd — prosto tazi sedmica săm umoren.

   I am not that much of a shut-in — I am just tired this week.

   Приятелите му го дразнеха, че е станал домосе́д.

   Prijatelite mu go drazneha, če e stanal domoséd.

   His friends teased him that he had become a stay-at-home type.

   Като дете беше палав, а сега е тих домосе́д.

   Kato dete beše palav, a sega e tih domoséd.

   As a child he was mischievous, but now he is a quiet homebody.

Declension

Declension of домосе́д

	singular	plural
indefinite	домосе́д domoséd	домосе́ди domosédi
definite (subject form)	домосе́дът domosédăt	домосе́дите domosédite
definite (object form)	домосе́да domoséda
count form	—	домосе́да domoséda

References

• “домосед”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “домосед”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “домосед”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Russian

Alternative forms

• домосѣ́дъ (domosě́d) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

домо- (domo-, “house”) + a verbal noun derived from the root of сесть (sestʹ, “to sit”). Inherited from Proto-Slavic *domasědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dəmɐˈsʲet]

Noun

домосе́д • (domoséd) m anim (genitive домосе́да, nominative plural домосе́ды, genitive plural домосе́дов, female equivalent домосе́дка)

1. stay-at-home, homebody

Declension

Declension of домосе́д (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	домосе́д domoséd	домосе́ды domosédy
genitive	домосе́да domoséda	домосе́дов domosédov
dative	домосе́ду domosédu	домосе́дам domosédam
accusative	домосе́да domoséda	домосе́дов domosédov
instrumental	домосе́дом domosédom	домосе́дами domosédami
prepositional	домосе́де domoséde	домосе́дах domosédax