дело

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɛlo/

Noun

дело (délo) n

1. work, deed, act
2. achievement
3. cause, goal, aim, principle
4. case, lawsuit
5. a particular discipline or branch of learning, science

   аптечно дело - pharmacy

   военно дело - military science

6. file (a collection of papers collated and archived together)

Inflection

inflection of дело

	singular	plural
indefinite	дело	дела
definite	делото	делата

Synonyms

• (deed): работа, действие, постъпка
• (achievement): постижение
• (cause): кауза

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Noun

дело • (delo) n

1. work, deed, act

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʲelə/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

дело • (délo) n, nom. pl. дела

1. affair, matter, concern
2. work, business

   Как дела́? — how are you?

3. art, science
4. deed, act, action
5. court case
6. cause

   правое дело — just cause

Declension

    declension of дело

	singular	plural
nominative	де́ло	дела́
genitive	де́ла	де́л
dative	де́лу	дела́м
accusative	де́ло	дела́
instrumental	де́лом	дела́ми
prepositional	де́ле	дела́х

Related terms

• делать
• делец
• деловитый
• деловой
• дельный

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): дје̏ло
• (Ikavian): dilo

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dêlo/
• Hyphenation: де‧ло

Noun

де̏ло n (Latin spelling dȅlo)

1. work
2. piece of work
3. deed, act

Declension

    declension of дело

	singular	plural
nominative	дело	дела
genitive	дела	де̑ла̄
dative	делу	делима
accusative	дело	дела
vocative	дело	дела
locative	делу	делима
instrumental	делом	делима