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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бѣда (běda), from Proto-Slavic *běda.
Pronunciation
Noun
беда́ • (bedá) f
- misfortune, trouble, disaster
Declension
References
- “беда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “беда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “беда”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 39
Kildin Sami
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adverb
беда (bjeda)
- very
- Synonyms: чофта (čofta), пэре (perje)
Further reading
- A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN, page 26
- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “беда”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běda.
Pronunciation
Noun
беда • (beda) f (relational adjective беден)
- misery
- misfortune, trouble, disaster, mischief
Declension
Declension of беда
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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беда (beda)
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беди (bedi)
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| definite unspecified
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бедата (bedata)
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бедите (bedite)
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| definite proximal
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бедава (bedava)
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бедиве (bedive)
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| definite distal
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бедана (bedana)
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бедине (bedine)
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| vocative
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бедо (bedo)
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беди (bedi)
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běda, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-, whence English bide, faith and fidelity.
Pronunciation
Noun
беда́ • (bedá) f inan (genitive беды́, nominative plural бе́ды, genitive plural бед)
- misfortune, trouble, disaster, mischief
1958, “Песня о тревожной молодости (Song of the Restless Youth)”, Lev Oshanin (lyrics), Aleksandra Pakhmutova (music):Пускай нам с тобой обоим
Беда грозит за бедою,
И дружбу мою с тобою
Одна только смерть возьмёт- Puskaj nam s toboj oboim
Beda grozit za bedoju,
I družbu moju s toboju
Odna tolʹko smertʹ vozʹmjót - Let calamity after calamity
Threaten us, and you, both;
And my friendship with you
Only death alone can take away!
Declension
Descendants
- → Khamnigan Mongol: бидаа (bidaa)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běda.
Noun
бе́да m (Latin spelling béda)
- misery
Declension