писмо

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pisьmo. By surface analysis, пис (pis, “writing”) +‎ -мо (-mo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈsmɔ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -mɔ
• Syllabification^(key): пи‧смо
• Hyphenation^(key): пис‧мо

Noun

писмо́ • (pismó) n (diminutive писъмце́)

1. letter, epistle (written message)
2. faculty of writing

Declension

Declension of писмо́

	singular	plural
indefinite	писмо́ pismó	писма́ pismá
definite	писмо́то pismóto	писма́та pismáta

Derived terms

• пи́смен (písmen, “written”)
  • пи́сменост (písmenost, “script, literacy”)
• пи́смов (písmov)
  • писмо́вник (pismóvnik, “letter book”)

References

• “писмо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “писмо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1901), “писмо́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 34

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pisьmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpismɔ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

писмо • (pismo) n (relational adjective писмен, diminutive писменце or писмуле)

1. letter (piece of written communication)
2. script (writing system)

Declension

Declension of писмо

	singular	plural
indefinite	писмо (pismo)	писма (pisma)
definite unspecified	писмото (pismoto)	писмата (pismata)
definite proximal	писмово (pismovo)	писмава (pismava)
definite distal	писмоно (pismono)	писмана (pismana)
vocative	писмо (pismo)	писма (pisma)

Related terms

• написмено (napismeno)
• неписмен (nepismen)
• описмени (opismeni)
• описменува (opismenuva)
• писмен (pismen)
• писмено (pismeno)
• писменост f (pismenost)
• писменце n (pismence)
• писмоносец m (pismonosec)
• писмуле n (pismule)
• полуписмен (polupismen)
• полуписмено (polupismeno)
• Свето писмо n (Sveto pismo)
• се описмени (se opismeni)
• се описменува (se opismenuva)
• слабописмен (slabopismen)

References

• писмо in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
• “писмо” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak písmo, from Proto-Slavic *pisьmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpismɔ]
• Rhymes: -ismɔ
• Hyphenation: пис‧мо

Noun

писмо (pismo) n (diminutive писемко)

1. letter (written or printed communication)

   ґарантне писмо ― garantne pismo ― letter of guarantee

   провадзаце писмо ― provadzace pismo ― cover letter

2. script, language script (system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages)

   кирилске писмо ― kirilske pismo ― Cyrillic script

3. certificate, document

   кресцене писмо ― krescene pismo ― birth certificate

4. passport (livestock ownership document)
5. wisdom, art, mastery

   яке ми то писмо направиц

   jake mi to pismo napravic

   it's not wise to do that

   (literally, “what wisdom it is to me to do that”)

Declension

Declension of писмо (pismo)

	singular	plural
nominative	писмо (pismo)	писма (pisma)
genitive	писма (pisma)	писмох (pismox)
dative	писму (pismu)	писмом (pismom)
accusative	писмо (pismo)	писма (pisma)
instrumental	писмом (pismom)	писмами (pismami)
locative	писму (pismu)	писмох (pismox)
vocative	писмо (pismo)	писма (pisma)

Derived terms

nouns

• писмоношач m pers (pismonošač)

Related terms

adjectives

• писмени (pismeni)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “писмо”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “letter”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 165
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “script”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 267

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pisьmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǐːsmo/
• Hyphenation: пи‧смо

Noun

пи́смо n (Latin spelling písmo)

1. alphabet
2. letter, epistle

   Чека те седам писама. ― Seven letters are waiting for you.

   Писма с Иво Ђиме ― Letters from Iwo Jima (movie)

3. script

Declension

Declension of писмо

	singular	plural
nominative	пи́смо	писма
genitive	писма	пи̑са̄ма̄
dative	писму	писмима
accusative	писмо	писма
vocative	писмо	писма
locative	писму	писмима
instrumental	писмом	писмима

References

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