амбиция
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ambition, from Latin ambitiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐmˈbit͡sijɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
амби́ция • (ambícija) f
- ambition (an eager or inordinate desire for rank, fame, or power)
- Synonyms: честолюбие (čestoljubie), самолюбие (samoljubie)
- ambition, aspiration (strong desire for advancement)
- ambition (the purported pathway to a chosen career)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | амби́ция ambícija |
амби́ции ambícii |
| definite | амби́цията ambícijata |
амби́циите ambíciite |
References
- “амбиция”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “амбиция”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010}
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐm⁽ʲ⁾ˈbʲit͡sɨjə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
амби́ция • (ambícija) f inan (genitive амби́ции, nominative plural амби́ции, genitive plural амби́ций)
- self-conceit, pride, vanity, arrogance
- (in the plural) pretensions, claims ( to ), ambitions
- ambition
Declension
Declension of амби́ция (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | амби́ция ambícija |
амби́ции ambícii |
| genitive | амби́ции ambícii |
амби́ций ambícij |
| dative | амби́ции ambícii |
амби́циям ambícijam |
| accusative | амби́цию ambíciju |
амби́ции ambícii |
| instrumental | амби́цией, амби́циею ambícijej, ambícijeju |
амби́циями ambícijami |
| prepositional | амби́ции ambícii |
амби́циях ambícijax |
Descendants
- → Armenian: ամբիցիա (ambicʻia)