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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bolěstь. Equivalent to бол (bol, “pain, ache”) + -ест (-est).
Pronunciation
Noun
бо́лест • (bólest) f (relational adjective бо́лестен)
- illness, disease, sickness, malady, ailment
Declension
Related terms
- боля́зън (boljázǎn, “pain, aching, suffering”)
- бо́лен (bólen, “sick, ill”)
References
- “болест”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “болест”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “болест”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 65
Anagrams
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
болест • (bolest) f
- illness, disease, sickness, malady, ailment
Declension
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bolěstь. Equivalent to бол (bol, “pain, ache”) + -ест (-est).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôleːst/
- Hyphenation: бо‧лест
Noun
бо̏ле̄ст f (Latin spelling bȍlēst)
- sickness, disease
Declension
Derived terms