хубав
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Probably of Iranian origin (compare Persian خوب (“good”)), formally from Proto-Slavic *xubъ + -ав (-av). Cognate with Macedonian убав (ubav).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ху́бав • (húbav) (diminutive ху́бавичък, adverb ху́баво)
- pretty, lovely, fine-looking, beautiful, well-favoured, comely, sightly, handsome, good-looking
- good, fine, nice, sweet
- От хубави приказки файда няма.
- Ot hubavi prikazki fajda njama.
- Fair words butter no parsnips.
- Хубавите неща стават бавно.
- Hubavite nešta stavat bavno.
- Rome was not built in a day.
- Хубаво време.
- Hubavo vreme.
- Fine weather.
Declension edit
Positive forms of ху́бав
Comparative forms of ху́бав
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | по́-ху́бав pó-húbav |
по́-ху́бава pó-húbava |
по́-ху́баво pó-húbavo |
по́-ху́бави pó-húbavi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-ху́бавият pó-húbavijat |
по́-ху́бавата pó-húbavata |
по́-ху́бавото pó-húbavoto |
по́-ху́бавите pó-húbavite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-ху́бавия pó-húbavija |
Superlative forms of ху́бав
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | на́й-ху́бав náj-húbav |
на́й-ху́бава náj-húbava |
на́й-ху́баво náj-húbavo |
на́й-ху́бави náj-húbavi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-ху́бавият náj-húbavijat |
на́й-ху́бавата náj-húbavata |
на́й-ху́бавото náj-húbavoto |
на́й-ху́бавите náj-húbavite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-ху́бавия náj-húbavija |
Derived terms edit
- хубаве́ц m (hubavéc), хубави́ца f (hubavíca, “handsome one”)
- хубаве́я се (hubavéja se, “to get handsome”)
- разхубавя́ (razhubavjá, “to make handsome”)
Related terms edit
- ху́бост (húbost, “beauty”)