доблест

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dobľestь. Morphologically equivalent to до́бли (dóbli, “valiant, gallant”) (historical) +‎ -ест (-est).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔblɛst]

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Noun

до́блест • (dóblest) f (relational adjective до́блестен)

1. valor, heroism

   Synonyms: сърца́тост (sǎrcátost), хра́брост (hrábrost), ге́роичност (géroičnost)

2. honorable act

Declension

Declension of до́блест

	singular	plural
indefinite	до́блест dóblest	до́блести dóblesti
definite	доблестта́ doblesttá	до́блестите dóblestite

Related terms

• доблина́ (dobliná, “virtue”) (dialectal)

References

• “доблест”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “доблест”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobľestь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɔblɛst]

Noun

доблест • (doblest) f (relational adjective доблесен)

1. virtue
2. valor, heroism

Declension

Declension of доблест

	singular	plural
indefinite	доблест (doblest)	доблести (doblesti)
definite unspecified	доблеста (doblesta)	доблестите (doblestite)
definite proximal	—	доблестиве (doblestive)
definite distal	—	доблестине (doblestine)
vocative	доблест (doblest)	доблести (doblesti)