употреба
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Bulgarian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
употре́ба • (upotréba) f
- use, usage
- Synonym: по́лзване (pólzvane)
- вто́ра употре́ба ― vtóra upotréba ― second-hand (literally, “second usage”)
- application, service
- Synonym: приложе́ние (priložénie)
- не́що нами́ра употре́ба в ― néšto namíra upotréba v ― sth. finds application in
- изхвъ́рлен от употре́ба ― izhvǎ́rlen ot upotréba ― out of commission (literally, “thrown out of service”)
Declension
| 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 • (upotreba) f (relational adjective употребен)
Declension
| 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
Noun
у̏потреба f (Latin spelling ȕpotreba)
Declension
| 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