същество

See also: существо and суштество

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic сѫщьство (sǫštĭstvo). From същ (sǎšt) +‎ -ество (-estvo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐʃtɛstˈvɔ]

Noun

същество́ • (sǎštestvó) n

  1. creature, being
  2. essence

Declension

Declension of същество́
singular plural
indefinite същество́
sǎštestvó 		същества́
sǎštestvá
definite същество́то
sǎštestvóto 		същества́та
sǎštestváta

References

  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “същ”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 706
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