плюс

See also: плус

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin plūs. Akin to the native Bulgarian плу́я (plúja, “to unfold, to outspread”) (dialectal), разплу́т (razplút, “diffused, spread out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [plʲu̟s]

Noun

плюс • (pljus) m

1. (mathematics) plus sign (+)
2. (figurative) pro (advantageous factor, condition)

   плю́сове и ми́нуси ― pljúsove i mínusi ― pros and cons

Declension

Declension of плюс

	singular	plural
indefinite	плюс pljus	плю́сове pljúsove
definite (subject form)	плю́сът pljúsǎt	плю́совете pljúsovete
definite (object form)	плю́са pljúsa
count form	—	плю́са pljúsa

Antonyms

• ми́нус (mínus, “minus”)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [plʲus]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

плюс • (pljus) m inan (genitive плю́са, nominative plural плю́сы, genitive plural плю́сов, relational adjective плюсово́й or плю́совый, diminutive плю́сик)

1. plus sign
2. plus
3. (colloquial, figuratively) advantage

   плю́сы и ми́нусы ― pljúsy i mínusy ― pros and cons

Declension

Declension of плюс (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	плю́с pljús	плю́сы pljúsy
genitive	плю́са pljúsa	плю́сов pljúsov
dative	плю́су pljúsu	плю́сам pljúsam
accusative	плю́с pljús	плю́сы pljúsy
instrumental	плю́сом pljúsom	плю́сами pljúsami
prepositional	плю́се pljúse	плю́сах pljúsax

Derived terms

• плюсова́ть impf (pljusovátʹ), плюсану́ть pf (pljusanútʹ)

Related terms

• плюрали́зм m (pljuralízm)

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “плюс”, 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.