беда

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бѣда (běda), from Proto-Slavic *běda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛˈda]

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Noun

беда́ • (bedá) f

1. misfortune, trouble, disaster

Declension

Declension of беда́

	singular	plural
indefinite	беда́ bedá	беди́ bedí
definite	беда́та bedáta	беди́те bedíte

References

• “беда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “беда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “беда”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 39

Kildin Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲeda/

Adverb

беда (b’eda)

1. very

   Synonyms: чофта (čofta), пэре (per’e)

Further reading

• A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN, page 26
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “беда”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛda]

Noun

беда • (beda) f (relational adjective беден)

1. misery
2. misfortune, trouble, disaster, mischief

Declension

Declension of беда

	singular	plural
indefinite	беда	беди
definite unspecified	бедата	бедите
definite proximal	бедава	бедиве
definite distal	бедана	бедине
vocative	бедо	беди

Russian

Alternative forms

• бѣда́ (bědá) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běda, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-, whence English bide, faith and fidelity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪˈda]

• Audio

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Noun

беда́ • (bedá) f inan (genitive беды́, nominative plural бе́ды, genitive plural бед)

1. misfortune, trouble, disaster, mischief
   • 1958, “Песня о тревожной молодости (Song of the Restless Youth)”, Lev Oshanin (lyrics), Aleksandra Pakhmutova (music)‎^[1]:

     Пускай нам с тобой обоим
     Беда грозит за бедою,
     И дружбу мою с тобою
     Одна только смерть возьмёт

     Puskaj nam s toboj oboim
     Beda grozit za bedoju,
     I družbu moju s toboju
     Odna tolʹko smertʹ vozʹmjót

     Let calamity after calamity
     Threaten us, [me] and you, both;
     And my friendship with you
     Only death alone can take away!

Declension

Declension of беда́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	беда́ bedá	бе́ды bédy
genitive	беды́ bedý	бе́д béd
dative	беде́ bedé	бе́дам bédam
accusative	беду́ bedú	бе́ды bédy
instrumental	бедо́й, бедо́ю bedój, bedóju	бе́дами bédami
prepositional	беде́ bedé	бе́дах bédax

Related terms

• бе́дный (bédnyj), бедо́вый (bedóvyj), бе́дственный (bédstvennyj)
• бе́дствие (bédstvije), бедня́га (bednjága), бедня́к (bednják)
• бе́дствовать (bédstvovatʹ), бедне́ть (bednétʹ), обедне́ть (obednétʹ)

Descendants

• → Khamnigan Mongol: бидаа (bidaa)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• бије́да (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běda.

Noun

бе́да m (Latin spelling béda)

1. misery

Declension

Declension of беда

	singular	plural
nominative	беда	беде
genitive	беде	беда
dative	беди	бедама
accusative	беду	беде
vocative	бедо	беде
locative	беди	бедама
instrumental	бедом	бедама