съдба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫdьba. Morphologically equivalent to съд (sǎd, judgement; justice court) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐdˈba]

Noun

съдба́ • (sǎdbáf

  1. (poetic) fate, destiny, lot
  2. (figurative) fatality
    Synonym: поли́чба (políčba)
  3. (colloquial) judgement, judicial decision
    Synonyms: съ́дене (sǎ́dene), присъ́да (prisǎ́da)

Inflection

Declension of съдба́
singular plural
indefinite съдба́
sǎdbá
съдби́
sǎdbí
definite съдбата́
sǎdbatá
съдби́те
sǎdbíte

Derived terms

References

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