вещ

See also: вешт, веш, and вещь

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛʃt]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic вещь (veštĭ), from Proto-Slavic *veťь.

Noun

вещ • (vešt) f (relational adjective ве́щен)

1. thing, object, possession, belonging

   вещи за общо ползване ― vešti za obšto polzvane ― public property

   движима вещ ― dvižima vešt ― chattel

   недвижими вещи ― nedvižimi vešti ― real things, assets

   домашни вещи ― domašni vešti ― household goods

   крадени вещи ― kradeni vešti ― stolen goods

   лични вещи ― lični vešti ― personal belongings, personal effects

   материална вещ ― materialna vešt ― thing corporal

   нематериална вещ ― nematerialna vešt ― intangible thing

Declension

Declension of вещ

	singular	plural
indefinite	вещ vešt	ве́щи véšti
definite	вещта́ vešttá	ве́щите véštite

Derived terms

• вещество́ (veštestvó, “substance”)
  • веще́ствен (veštéstven, “material”)

References

• “вещ¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вещ (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věščь.

Adjective

вещ • (vešt)

1. experienced, clever, skilled, competent, proficient

   Synonyms: о́питен (ópiten), компете́нтен (kompeténten)

Declension

Positive forms of вещ

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	вещ vešt	ве́ща véšta	ве́що véšto	ве́щи véšti
definite (subject form)	ве́щият véštijat	ве́щата véštata	ве́щото véštoto	ве́щите véštite
definite (object form)	ве́щия véštija

Comparative forms of вещ

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-ве́щ pó-véšt	по́-ве́ща pó-véšta	по́-ве́що pó-véšto	по́-ве́щи pó-véšti
definite (subject form)	по́-ве́щият pó-véštijat	по́-ве́щата pó-véštata	по́-ве́щото pó-véštoto	по́-ве́щите pó-véštite
definite (object form)	по́-ве́щия pó-véštija

Superlative forms of вещ

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-ве́щ náj-véšt	на́й-ве́ща náj-véšta	на́й-ве́що náj-véšto	на́й-ве́щи náj-véšti
definite (subject form)	на́й-ве́щият náj-véštijat	на́й-ве́щата náj-véštata	на́й-ве́щото náj-véštoto	на́й-ве́щите náj-véštite
definite (object form)	на́й-ве́щия náj-véštija

Derived terms

• вещина́ (veštiná, “proficiency”)
• ве́щба (véštba, “skilling exercise”) (dialectal, dated)

References

• “вещ²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вещ (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 3

Confluence of Proto-Slavic *věťь (“indicative”) (from *věťati (“to claim”)) and *věščь (“proficient”) (from *věděti (“to foresee, to know”)). Nowadays, attested mainly in derivatives.

Noun

вещ • (vešt)

1. (obsolete) omened, prophesized, foretelling

   Synonyms: проро́чен (proróčen), предска́зващ (predskázvašt), (dated) ко́бен (kóben)

Declension

Declension of вещ

	singular	plural
indefinite	вещ vešt	ве́щи véšti
definite	вещта́ vešttá	ве́щите véštite

Derived terms

• благове́щ (blagovéšt, “good-omened, favorable”) (poetic)
• злове́щ (zlovéšt, “ill-omened, sinister”) (poetic)
• вещу́вам (veštúvam, “to prophesy”) (dialectal)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲeɕː]

Adjective

вещ • (vešč)

1. short masculine singular of ве́щий (véščij)