бѣда

See also: бъда

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *běda, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-.

Noun

бѣда • (běda) f

1. need, necessity
2. distress

Declension

Declension of бѣда (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	бѣда běda	бѣдѣ bědě	бѣдꙑ bědy
genitive	бѣдꙑ bědy	бѣдоу bědu	бѣдъ bědŭ
dative	бѣдѣ bědě	бѣдама bědama	бѣдамъ bědamŭ
accusative	бѣдѫ bědǫ	бѣдѣ bědě	бѣдꙑ bědy
instrumental	бѣдоѭ bědojǫ	бѣдама bědama	бѣдами bědami
locative	бѣдѣ bědě	бѣдоу bědu	бѣдахъ bědaxŭ
vocative	бѣдо bědo	бѣдѣ bědě	бѣдꙑ bědy

References

• Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd
• “бѣда”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024

Russian

Noun

бѣда́ • (bědá) f inan (genitive бѣды́, nominative plural бѣ́ды, genitive plural бѣдъ)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of беда́ (bedá).

Declension

Pre-reform declension of бѣда́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бѣда́ bědá	бѣ́ды bě́dy
genitive	бѣды́ bědý	бѣ́дъ bě́d
dative	бѣдѣ́ bědě́	бѣ́дамъ bě́dam
accusative	бѣду́ bědú	бѣ́ды bě́dy
instrumental	бѣдо́й, бѣдо́ю bědój, bědóju	бѣ́дами bě́dami
prepositional	бѣдѣ́ bědě́	бѣ́дахъ bě́dax