постановка

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, поста́на (postána, “to stand up”) +‎ -овка (-ovka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [postɐˈnɔfkɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔfkɐ
• Syllabification^(key): по‧ста‧нов‧ка
• Hyphenation^(key): пос‧та‧нов‧ка

Noun

постано́вка • (postanóvka) f

1. setup, settings, framework (manner in which something is formulated or arranged)

   постановка на въпрос ― postanovka na vǎpros ― formulation of a question

2. (theater) production, performance, staging

   театрална постановка ― teatralna postanovka ― theatrical production

   куклена постановка ― kuklena postanovka ― puppetry (literally, “puppet production”)

3. (figurative) frame-up, complot, deceitful scheme

   някому скрояват постановка

   njakomu skrojavat postanovka

   to frame up s.o.

   (literally, “to concoct a conspiracy [against] s.o.”)

4. (obsolete) order, instruction

Declension

Declension of постано́вка

	singular	plural
indefinite	постано́вка postanóvka	постано́вки postanóvki
definite	постано́вката postanóvkata	постано́вките postanóvkite

Related terms

• поста́вка (postávka, “stand”)
• постано́вление (postanóvlenie) (verbal noun)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəstɐˈnofkə]

• Audio:

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Noun

постано́вка • (postanóvka) f inan (genitive постано́вки, nominative plural постано́вки, genitive plural постано́вок, relational adjective постано́вочный, diminutive постано́вочка)

1. (theater) staging, production
2. performance, play
3. raising, erection
4. organization, arrangement, setting

   постано́вка вопро́са

   postanóvka voprósa

   formulation of the question

5. fitting, placement, insertion

   постано́вка имплантата

   postanóvka implantata

   fitting an implant

Declension

Declension of постано́вка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	постано́вка postanóvka	постано́вки postanóvki
genitive	постано́вки postanóvki	постано́вок postanóvok
dative	постано́вке postanóvke	постано́вкам postanóvkam
accusative	постано́вку postanóvku	постано́вки postanóvki
instrumental	постано́вкой, постано́вкою postanóvkoj, postanóvkoju	постано́вками postanóvkami
prepositional	постано́вке postanóvke	постано́вках postanóvkax

Derived terms

• постано́ва f (postanóva)

Descendants

• → Uzbek: postanovka

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “поставлять”, 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.

Ukrainian

Etymology

From постанови́ти (postanovýty) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔstɐˈnɔu̯kɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

постано́вка • (postanóvka) f inan (genitive постано́вки, nominative plural постано́вки, genitive plural постано́вок)

1. setting, setting up
2. formulation, posing, statement, stating (of a question)
3. (theater) staging, performance, production

   Synonym: (rare in this sense) поста́ва f (postáva)

4. (rare) form, positioning (of the body during physical training)

Declension

Declension of постано́вка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	постано́вка postanóvka	постано́вки postanóvky
genitive	постано́вки postanóvky	постано́вок postanóvok
dative	постано́вці postanóvci	постано́вкам postanóvkam
accusative	постано́вку postanóvku	постано́вки postanóvky
instrumental	постано́вкою postanóvkoju	постано́вками postanóvkamy
locative	постано́вці postanóvci	постано́вках postanóvkax
vocative	постано́вко postanóvko	постано́вки postanóvky

Related terms

• постанови́ти pf (postanovýty)
• устано́вка f (ustanóvka)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “постановка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “постановка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “постановка”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “постановка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “постановка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “постановка”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]