човек
Appearance
Bulgarian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- човѣкъ (čověk) — Pre-reform orthography (1945)
- челове́к (čelovék) — dated, literary
- человѣкъ (čelověk) — dated, literary, Pre-reform orthography (1945)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Church Slavonic чловѣкъ (člověkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]чове́к • (čovék) m (relational adjective чове́шки, diminutive чове́че or чове́чец, augmentative чове́чище)
- human, human being, person
- у́мен чове́к
- úmen čovék
- smart person
- Ста́рата филосо́фия, до каква́то и висо́ка сте́пен на разви́тие да бе́ше дости́гнала, ни́кога не бе́ше се възвиси́ла до при́нципа на ра́венство ме́жду чове́ците. ― Stárata filosófija, do kakváto i visóka stépen na razvítie da béše dostígnala, níkoga ne béše se vǎzvisíla do príncipa na rávenstvo méždu čovécite. ― The old philosophy, no matter how high a degree of development it had reached, had never risen to the principle of equality between men.
- man, person (characterized by a certain trait)
- чове́к на изку́ството
- čovék na izkústvoto
- man of art / artist
- чове́к на настрое́ния
- čovék na nastroénija
- moody person
- someone's man, associate, follower
- чове́к на дире́ктора
- čovék na diréktora
- the director's man
- Томас Брийн се оказа човек на американската държавна полиция. ― Tomas Brijn se okaza čovek na amerikanskata dǎržavna policija. ― Thomas Breen turned out to be a man of the American state police.
- human (decent and respected person)
- Той изле́зе чове́к. ― Toj izléze čovék. ― He turned out to be a decent person.
- Да зна́ете — ня́ма да се въ́рна в по́лка! И защо́ да се въ́рна? Кой ме смя́та за чове́к там? ― Da znáete — njáma da se vǎ́rna v pólka! I zaštó da se vǎ́rna? Koj me smjáta za čovék tam? ― You should know — I won't return to the regiment! And why should I? Who considers me a human being there?
- man, woman
- Synonyms: жена (žena), мъж (mǎž)
- Еди́н чуднова́т чове́к, ни́то се́лянин, ни́то гра́жданин, дри́пав, окъ́сан, и́деше към Е́ньовото кафене́. ― Edín čudnovát čovék, níto séljanin, níto gráždanin, drípav, okǎ́san, ídeše kǎm Énjovoto kafené. ― A strange man, neither a peasant nor a townsman, ragged, torn, was coming towards Enyo's café.
- (impersonal) one, anyone, you
- Не тря́бва да стои́ чове́к със скръ́стени ръце́ и да ча́ка нагото́во. ― Ne trjábva da stoí čovék sǎs skrǎ́steni rǎcé i da čáka nagotóvo. ― One shouldn't stand with folded arms and wait for things ready-made.
- (colloquial) fellow, guy
- Съси́пан е чове́кът. ― Sǎsípan e čovékǎt. ― The poor guy is ruined.
- (dialectal) husband, spouse
- Synonym: съпру́г (sǎprúg)
- Да ми оста́ви мо́ят чове́к жи́то за полови́ната се́ло, а аз деца́та си да ня́ма с какво́ да нахра́ня. ― Da mi ostávi mójat čovék žíto za polovínata sélo, a az decáta si da njáma s kakvó da nahránja. ― For my husband to leave me wheat for half the village, while I have nothing to feed my children with.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чове́к čovék |
хо́ра, чове́ци, лю́де1 hóra, čovéci, ljúde1 |
| definite (subject form) |
чове́кът čovékǎt |
хо́рата, чове́ците, лю́дете1 hórata, čovécite, ljúdete1 |
| definite (object form) |
чове́ка čovéka | |
| count form | — | ду́ши, чове́ка, чове́ци1 dúši, čovéka, čovéci1 |
| vocative form | чове́че, чове́ко čovéče, čovéko |
хо́ра, чове́ци, лю́де1 hóra, čovéci, ljúde1 |
1Archaic.
Derived terms
[edit]phrases
- бо́жи чове́к (bóži čovék, “meek, humble person”)
- душа́ чове́к (dušá čovék, “very good person”)
- жив чове́к (živ čovék, “a living soul; nobody”)
- като́ чове́к (kató čovék, “humanely, kindly”)
- пе́дя чове́к (pédja čovék, “very short person”)
- полови́н чове́к (polovín čovék, “sick, exhausted person”)
- ста́вам чове́к (stávam čovék, “to become a decent person; to succeed”)
- чове́к на мя́сто (čovék na mjásto, “resolute, fair person”)
- чове́че бо́жи (čovéče bóži, “familiar address during persuasion”)
References
[edit]- “човек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “човек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “човек”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
Anagrams
[edit]Macedonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]човек • (čovek) m (plural луѓе, relational adjective човечки or човеков, diminutive човече, augmentative човечиште)
- person
- man
- human, human being
- fellow, chap, guy, dude, jack, bloke, gal, lass
- one, you, any person, an unspecified individual
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | човек (čovek) | луѓе (luǵe) |
| definite unspecified | човекот (čovekot) | луѓето (luǵeto) |
| definite proximal | човеков (čovekov) | луѓево (luǵevo) |
| definite distal | човекон (čovekon) | луѓено (luǵeno) |
| vocative | човеку (čoveku) | луѓе (luǵe) |
| count form | — | души (duši) |
Related terms
[edit]- бесчовечност f (besčovečnost)
- богочовек m (bogočovek)
- зачовечи (začoveči)
- меѓучовечки (meǵučovečki)
- натчовек m (natčovek)
- нечовек m (nečovek)
- нечовечен (nečovečen)
- нечовечки (nečovečki)
- нечовечност f (nečovečnost)
- нечовештина f (nečoveština)
- очовечи (očoveči)
- прачовек m (pračovek)
- човеков (čovekov)
- човекојадец m (čovekojadec)
- човекојадство n (čovekojadstvo)
- човеколик (čovekolik)
- човекољубец m (čovekoljubec)
- човекољубив (čovekoljubiv)
- човекољубивост f (čovekoljubivost)
- човекољубие n (čovekoljubie)
- човекомразец m (čovekomrazec)
- човечен (čovečen)
- човеченце n (čovečence)
- човечност f (čovečnost)
- човечуле n (čovečule)
- човечулец m (čovečulec)
- човештво n (čoveštvo)
- човештина f (čoveština)
References
[edit]- човек in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From older človek, from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]чо̏век m anim (Latin spelling čȍvek)
- man, person
- јесте ли видјели овог чов(ј)ека? ― have you seen this man?
- ти си мртав чов(ј)ек ― you're a dead man
- занемарите чов(ј)ека иза зав(ј)есе ― pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
- human
- не желим бити чов(ј)ек, желим бити робот! ― I don't want to be human, I want to be a robot!
- ниси зао, само си...чов(ј)ек ― you're not evil, you're just...human
- person of integrity, mensch
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чо̏век | љу̑ди |
| genitive | чо̏века | љу́дӣ |
| dative | чо̏веку | љу́дима |
| accusative | чо̏века | љу̑де |
| vocative | чо̏вече | љу̑ди |
| locative | чо̏веку | љу́дима |
| instrumental | чо̏веком | љу́дима |
References
[edit]- “човек”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
- “човек”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика [Rečnik srpskohrvatskoga književnog jezika, Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање [Second Phototype Edition], volume 6, Novi Sad; Zagreb: Matica srpska; Matica hrvatska, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 891
- Miroslav Nikolić, editor (2007), “човек”, in Речник српскога језика [Rečnik srpskoga jezika, Dictionary of the Serbian Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Прво издање [First Edition], Novi Sad: Matica srpska, page 1520
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