болест

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bolěstь. Equivalent to бол (bol, “pain, ache”) +‎ -ест (-est).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔlɛst]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

бо́лест • (bólest) f (relational adjective бо́лестен)

1. illness, disease, sickness, malady, ailment

Declension

Declension of бо́лест

	singular	plural
indefinite	бо́лест bólest	бо́лести bólesti
definite	болестта́ bolesttá	бо́лестите bólestite

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

• стебло (steblo)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔlɛst]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

болест • (bolest) f

1. illness, disease, sickness, malady, ailment

Declension

Declension of болест

	singular	plural
indefinite	болест (bolest)	болести (bolesti)
definite unspecified	болеста (bolesta)	болестите (bolestite)
definite proximal	—	болестиве (bolestive)
definite distal	—	болестине (bolestine)
vocative	болест (bolest)	болести (bolesti)

Related terms

• болештина f (boleština)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• болијест (Ijekavian)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bolěstь. Equivalent to бол (“pain, ache”) +‎ -ест.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôleːst/
• Hyphenation: бо‧лест

Noun

бо̏ле̄ст f (Latin spelling bȍlēst)

1. sickness, disease

Declension

Declension of болест

	singular	plural
nominative	болест	болести
genitive	болести	болести
dative	болести	болестима
accusative	болест	болести
vocative	болести	болести
locative	болести	болестима
instrumental	болести / болешћу	болестима

Derived terms

• бо̏лестан
• болештина