дързост

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic дрьзость (drĭzostĭ), formed from дрьзъ (drĭzŭ) +‎ -ость (-ostĭ). Cognate with Czech drzost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɤrzost]
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Noun

дъ́рзост • (dǎ́rzostf (relational adjective дъ́рзостен)

  1. audacity, boldness, courage
    Synonyms: сме́лост (smélost), хра́брост (hrábrost)
  2. insolence, impudence, impertinence
    Synonym: наха́лство (nahálstvo)

Declension

Declension of дъ́рзост
singular plural
indefinite дъ́рзост
dǎ́rzost
дъ́рзости
dǎ́rzosti
definite дързостта́
dǎrzosttá
дъ́рзостите
dǎ́rzostite

References

  • дързост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • дързост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дързост”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 462