същество

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Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

същество́ (sǎštestvón

  1. creature, being
  2. essence

Declension

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