дейност

Bulgarian

Etymology

From де́ен (déen, active; hard-working) +‎ -ост (-ost).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛjnost]
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  • Hyphenation(key): дей‧ност

Noun

де́йност • (déjnostf

  1. (usually in the singular) activity; work (things done in an area of life; work, occupation)
    Со́фия е гра́д с бога́та култу́рна де́йност.
    Sófija e grád s bogáta kultúrna déjnost.
    Sofia is a city of rich cultural activity.
    Тя́ се занима́ва с благотвори́телна де́йност.
    Tjá se zanimáva s blagotvorítelna déjnost.
    She does charity work.
  2. (biology, uncountable) function (physiological activity of an organ or body part)
    сърде́чна де́йностsǎrdéčna déjnostheart function
    мо́зъчна де́йностmózǎčna déjnostbrain function

Declension

Declension of де́йност
singular plural
indefinite де́йност
déjnost
де́йности
déjnosti
definite дейността́
dejnosttá
де́йностите
déjnostite

References

  • дейност”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дейност”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “деен; дейност”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 333