хитрост
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic хꙑтрость (xytrostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *xytrostь. Equivalent to хи́тър (hítǎr, “cunning, clever”) + -ост (-ost).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈxitrost]
- Hyphenation: хит‧рост
Noun
хи́трост • (hítrost) f
- (uncountable) cunning, craftiness
- a cunning or crafty act or invention
- Synonym: хитрина́ (hitriná)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | хи́трост hítrost |
хи́трости hítrosti |
| definite | хитростта́ hitrosttá |
хи́тростите hítrostite |
Related terms
- хи́тър (hítǎr)
References
- “хитрост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “хитрост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xytrostь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xîtroːst/
- Hyphenation: хит‧рост
Noun
хи̏тро̄ст f (Latin spelling hȉtrōst)