печалба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pečalьba. Morphologically equivalent to пече́ля (pečélja, “to gain”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛˈt͡ʃa̟ɫbɐ]

Noun

печа́лба • (pečálba) f

1. gain, profit

   Synonym: при́ход (príhod)

Declension

Declension of печа́лба

	singular	plural
indefinite	печа́лба pečálba	печа́лби pečálbi
definite	печа́лбата pečálbata	печа́лбите pečálbite

Alternative forms

• пече́лба (pečélba)

Derived terms

• печалба́р (pečalbár, “person who seeks profit”)
  • печалба́рство (pečalbárstvo, “seeking of profit”)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛt͡ʃaɫba]

Noun

печалба • (pečalba) f

1. work abroad as a migrant worker/guest worker
2. gain, profit

Declension

Declension of печалба

	singular	plural
indefinite	печалба (pečalba)	печалби (pečalbi)
definite unspecified	печалбата (pečalbata)	печалбите (pečalbite)
definite proximal	печалбава (pečalbava)	печалбиве (pečalbive)
definite distal	печалбана (pečalbana)	печалбине (pečalbine)
vocative	печалбо (pečalbo)	печалби (pečalbi)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pět͡ʃaːlba/
• Hyphenation: пе‧чал‧ба

Noun

пѐча̄лба f (Latin spelling pèčālba)

1. work abroad as a migrant worker/guest worker

Declension

Declension of печалба

	singular	plural
nominative	пѐча̄лба	печалбе
genitive	печалбе	пѐча̄лба̄/пѐча̄лбӣ
dative	печалби	печалбама
accusative	печалбу	печалбе
vocative	печалбо	печалбе
locative	печалби	печалбама
instrumental	печалбом	печалбама