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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic вещь (veštĭ), from Proto-Slavic *veťь.
Noun
вещ • (vešt) f (relational adjective ве́щен)
- thing, object, possession, belonging
- вещи за общо ползване ― vešti za obšto polzvane ― public property
- движима вещ ― dvižima vešt ― chattel
- недвижими вещи ― nedvižimi vešti ― real things, assets
- домашни вещи ― domašni vešti ― household goods
- крадени вещи ― kradeni vešti ― stolen goods
- лични вещи ― lični vešti ― personal belongings, personal effects
- материална вещ ― materialna vešt ― thing corporal
- нематериална вещ ― nematerialna vešt ― intangible thing
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “вещ¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “вещ (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věščь.
Adjective
вещ • (vešt)
- experienced, clever, skilled, competent, proficient
- Synonyms: о́питен (ópiten), компете́нтен (kompeténten)
Declension
Derived terms
- вещина́ (veštiná, “proficiency”)
- ве́щба (véštba, “skilling exercise”) (dialectal, dated)
References
- “вещ²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “вещ (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 3
Confluence of Proto-Slavic *věťь (“indicative”) (from *věťati (“to claim”)) and *věščь (“proficient”) (from *věděti (“to foresee, to know”)). Nowadays, attested mainly in derivatives.
Noun
вещ • (vešt)
- (obsolete) omened, prophesized, foretelling
- Synonyms: проро́чен (proróčen), предска́зващ (predskázvašt), (dated) ко́бен (kóben)
Declension
Derived terms
- благове́щ (blagovéšt, “good-omened, favorable”) (poetic)
- злове́щ (zlovéšt, “ill-omened, sinister”) (poetic)
- вещу́вам (veštúvam, “to prophesy”) (dialectal)
Russian
Pronunciation
Adjective
вещ • (vešč)
- short masculine singular of ве́щий (véščij)