печалба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pečalьba. Morphologically equivalent to пече́ля (pečélja, to gain) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛˈt͡ʃa̟ɫbɐ]

Noun

печа́лба • (pečálbaf

  1. gain, profit
    Synonym: при́ход (príhod)

Declension

Declension of печа́лба
singular plural
indefinite печа́лба
pečálba
печа́лби
pečálbi
definite печа́лбата
pečálbata
печа́лбите
pečálbite

Alternative forms

  • пече́лба (pečélba)

Derived terms

  • печалба́р (pečalbár, person who seeks profit)
    • печалба́рство (pečalbárstvo, seeking of profit)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛt͡ʃaɫba]

Noun

печалба • (pečalbaf

  1. work abroad as a migrant worker/guest worker
  2. gain, profit

Declension

Declension of печалба
singular plural
indefinite печалба (pečalba) печалби (pečalbi)
definite unspecified печалбата (pečalbata) печалбите (pečalbite)
definite proximal печалбава (pečalbava) печалбиве (pečalbive)
definite distal печалбана (pečalbana) печалбине (pečalbine)
vocative печалбо (pečalbo) печалби (pečalbi)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pět͡ʃaːlba/
  • Hyphenation: пе‧чал‧ба

Noun

пѐча̄лба f (Latin spelling pèčālba)

  1. work abroad as a migrant worker/guest worker

Declension

Declension of печалба
singular plural
nominative пѐча̄лба печалбе
genitive печалбе пѐча̄лба̄/пѐча̄лбӣ
dative печалби печалбама
accusative печалбу печалбе
vocative печалбо печалбе
locative печалби печалбама
instrumental печалбом печалбама