съдба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫdьba. Morphologically equivalent to съд (sǎd, “judgement; justice court”) +‎ -ба (-ba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐdˈba]

Noun

съдба́ • (sǎdbá) f

1. (poetic) fate, destiny, lot
2. (figurative) fatality

   Synonym: поли́чба (políčba)

3. (colloquial) judgement, judicial decision

   Synonyms: съ́дене (sǎ́dene), присъ́да (prisǎ́da)

Inflection

Declension of съдба́

	singular	plural
indefinite	съдба́ sǎdbá	съдби́ sǎdbí
definite	съдбата́ sǎdbatá	съдби́те sǎdbíte

Derived terms

• съде́бен (sǎdében, “judicial”)

References

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