недостатък
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nedostatъkъ. By surface analysis, не- (ne-, negating particle) + ста́на (stána, “to become”) + -тък (-tǎk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛdoˈstatɐk]
Noun
недоста́тък • (nedostátǎk) m (relational adjective недоста́тъчен)
- disadvantage
- Antonym: преди́мство (predímstvo)
- deficiency, flaw, defect
- insufficiency, lack, shortage (amount that is lacking)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | недоста́тък nedostátǎk |
недоста́тъци nedostátǎci |
| definite (subject form) |
недоста́тъкът nedostátǎkǎt |
недоста́тъците nedostátǎcite |
| definite (object form) |
недоста́тъка nedostátǎka | |
| count form | — | недоста́тъка nedostátǎka |
Related terms
- доста́тъчен (dostátǎčen, “sufficient”)
- оста́тък (ostátǎk, “remainder”)
References
- “недостатък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “недостатък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010