дело

See also: дѣло

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛɫo]

• Audio:

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Noun

де́ло • (délo) n

1. work, deed, act

   Synonyms: работа (rabota), действие (dejstvie), постъпка (postǎpka)

2. achievement

   Synonym: постижение (postiženie)

3. cause, goal, aim, principle

   Synonym: кауза (kauza)

4. case, lawsuit
5. particular discipline or branch of learning, science

   аптечно дело ― aptečno delo ― pharmacy

   военно дело ― voenno delo ― military science

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

Declension

Declension of де́ло

	singular	plural
indefinite	де́ло délo	дела́ delá
definite	де́лото déloto	дела́та deláta

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛɫɔ]

Noun

дело • (delo) n (plural дела, relational adjective деловен)

1. work, deed, act

Declension

Declension of дело

	singular	plural
indefinite	дело	дела
definite unspecified	делото	делата
definite proximal	делово	делава
definite distal	делоно	делана
vocative	дело	дела

Russian

Alternative forms

• дѣ́ло (dě́lo) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʲeɫə]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo, from Proto-Slavic *děti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, whence English do, deed, deem, doom, and via Latin, fact and affair.

Other cognates include, via Ancient Greek, English theme, thesis, Sanskrit दधाति (dadhāti, “to put”) Sanskrit धातृ (dhātṛ, “creator”) and धातु (dhātu, “layer, element, root”).

Noun

де́ло • (délo) n inan (genitive де́ла, nominative plural дела́, genitive plural дел, relational adjective делово́й, diminutive де́льце)

1. affair, matter, concern

   Министе́рство иностра́нных дел ― Ministérstvo inostránnyx del ― Ministry of Foreign Affairs

   У меня́ сложи́лась карти́на основны́х фа́ктов по э́тому де́лу.

   U menjá složílasʹ kartína osnovnýx fáktov po étomu délu.

   I have a grip of the essential facts of this case.

   (literally, “A picture of core facts to this case took shape for me.”)

2. work, business

   Как дела́? ― Kak delá? ― How are you? (informal)

   Как дела́ иду́т? ― Kak delá idút? ― How are you? (formal)

   идти по делам ― idti po delam ― go about business.

   Я к Вам по делам ― Ja k Vam po delam ― I'm here on business.

3. art, science

   золоты́х дел ма́стер ― zolotýx del máster ― a master goldsmith (literally, “a master of the golden arts”)

   го́рное де́ло ― górnoje délo ― mining (literally, “mountain science”)

4. deed, act, action
5. (law) case, investigation

   На него́ заведено́ уголо́вное де́ло. ― Na nevó zavedenó ugolóvnoje délo. ― He is the subject of a criminal case.

6. (law enforcement) file, dossier

   вы́писка из его́ ли́чного де́ла ― výpiska iz jevó líčnovo déla ― a copy of a page from his police file

7. cause

   пра́вое де́ло ― právoje délo ― just cause

8. in expressions

   Не де́ло. ― Ne délo. ― That's not a good idea.

   Но де́ло да́же не в э́том. ― No délo dáže ne v étom. ― It's not even that. / That's not even what the problem is.

   Э́то де́ло не хи́трое. ― Éto délo ne xítroje. ― It is very simple; A child could do it.

   Я в де́ле! ― Ja v déle! ― I'm in! / Count me in!

Declension

Declension of де́ло (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	де́ло délo	дела́ delá
genitive	де́ла déla	де́л, дело́в△ dél, delóv△
dative	де́лу délu	дела́м delám
accusative	де́ло délo	дела́ delá
instrumental	де́лом délom	дела́ми delámi
prepositional	де́ле déle	дела́х deláx

^△ Irregular.
^* Low colloquial; used in certain expressions, such as всего́ дело́в (vsevó delóv), наде́лать дело́в (nadélatʹ delóv).

Derived terms

• в чём де́ло (v čom délo)
• де́ло в то́м, что (délo v tóm, što)
• делови́тый (delovítyj)
• делово́й (delovój)
• де́льный (délʹnyj)

 

Related terms

• де́лать (délatʹ)
• деле́ц (deléc)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

де́ло • (délo)

1. neuter singular past indicative perfective of деть (detʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• дје̏ло (Ijekavian)
• dilo (Ikavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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