мафия

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmafijɐ]

Noun

ма́фия • (máfija) f

1. mafia

Declension

Declension of ма́фия

	singular	plural
indefinite	ма́фия máfija	ма́фии máfii
definite	ма́фията máfijata	ма́фиите máfiite

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmafʲɪjə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ма́фия • (máfija) f inan (genitive ма́фии, nominative plural ма́фии, genitive plural ма́фий)

1. mafia
2. Mafia (Soviet and Russian party game)

Declension

Declension of ма́фия (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ма́фия máfija	ма́фии máfii
genitive	ма́фии máfii	ма́фий máfij
dative	ма́фии máfii	ма́фиям máfijam
accusative	ма́фию máfiju	ма́фии máfii
instrumental	ма́фией, ма́фиею máfijej, máfijeju	ма́фиями máfijami
prepositional	ма́фии máfii	ма́фиях máfijax

Related terms

• мафио́зи m or f (mafiózi)