употреба

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Bulgarian

Etymology

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  • Syllabification(key): у‧по‧тре‧ба
  • Hyphenation(key): упот‧ре‧ба

Noun

употре́ба (upotrébaf

  1. use, usage
    Synonym: по́лзване (pólzvane)
    вто́ра употре́баvtóra upotrébasecond-hand (literally, “second usage”)
  2. application, service
    Synonym: приложе́ние (priložénie)
    не́що нами́ра употре́ба вnéšto namíra upotréba vsth. finds application in
    изхвъ́рлен от употре́баizhvǎ́rlen ot upotrébaout of commission (literally, “thrown out of service”)

Declension

Declension of употре́ба
singular plural
indefinite употре́ба
upotréba
употре́би
upotrébi
definite употре́бата
upotrébata
употре́бите
upotrébite

References

  • употреба”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • употреба”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

употреба (upotrebaf (relational adjective употребен)

  1. use, usage

Declension

Declension of употреба
singular plural
indefinite употреба (upotreba) употреби (upotrebi)
definite unspecified употребата (upotrebata) употребите (upotrebite)
definite proximal употребава (upotrebava) употребиве (upotrebive)
definite distal употребана (upotrebana) употребине (upotrebine)
vocative употребо (upotrebo) употреби (upotrebi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Deverbal from употре́бити.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ûpotreba/
  • Hyphenation: у‧по‧тре‧ба

Noun

у̏потреба f (Latin spelling ȕpotreba)

  1. use, usage

Declension

Declension of употреба
singular plural
nominative употреба употребе
genitive употребе употреба
dative употреби употребама
accusative употребу употребе
vocative употребо употребе
locative употреби употребама
instrumental употребом употребама

Further reading

  • употреба”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025