кадър

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian кадр (kadr) or directly from French cadre; from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum. Doublet of ка́дро (kádro).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkadɐr]
• Hyphenation^(key): ка‧дър

Noun

ка́дър • (kádǎr) m

2. frame (piece of photographic film containing an image)
3. (cinematography) still (single frame from a film)
4. (by extension) image, picture

   Synonyms: изображе́ние (izobražénie), сни́мка (snímka), позити́в (pozitív)

5. (photography, film) shot
6. (figurative) scene, clip (video segment, e.g. from a movie or news report)

Declension

Declension of ка́дър

	singular	plural
indefinite	ка́дър kádǎr	ка́дри kádri
definite (subject form)	ка́дърът kádǎrǎt	ка́дрите kádrite
definite (object form)	ка́дъра kádǎra
count form	—	ка́дъра kádǎra

References

• “ка̀дър (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кадър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ка̀дър²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 134

Noun

ка́дър • (kádǎr) m (relational adjective ка́дров or кадрови́)

1. (countable) trained and qualified member of staff or employee
2. (singular only, management) (core, permanent) staff, personnel
3. (singular only, military) members of a standing army during times of peace

Declension

Declension of ка́дър

	singular	plural
indefinite	ка́дър kádǎr	ка́дри kádri
definite (subject form)	ка́дърът kádǎrǎt	ка́дрите kádrite
definite (object form)	ка́дъра kádǎra

Derived terms

adjectives

• ка́дров (kádrov)
• кадри́ран (kadríran)
• кадрови́ (kadroví)

 

nouns

• кадрова́к (kadrovák)
• кадрови́к (kadrovík)

 

verbs

• кадру́вам (kadrúvam)

 

References

• “ка̀дър (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кадър”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ка̀дър¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 133

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قادر (kadir, kadır, “capable; mighty”), from Arabic قَادِر (qādir, “capable, able; mighty”).

Cognates include Turkish kadir, Macedonian кадар (kadar), Albanian kadër and Aromanian cadãr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈdɤr]
• Hyphenation^(key): ка‧дър

Adjective

кадъ́р • (kadǎ́r) (indeclinable) (archaic, dialectal)

1. capable, able, adept

   Synonyms: кадъ́рен (kadǎ́ren), спосо́бен (sposóben)

Alternative forms

• кадь́рь (kadǎ́r) [17th c.]
• кьдь́ръ (kǎdǎ́r) [18th c.]
• ка́дар (kádar), када́р (kadár) — dialectal

Derived terms

adjectives

• кадъ́рен (kadǎ́ren)
• некадъ́рен (nekadǎ́ren)

 

nouns

• кадъ́рност (kadǎ́rnost)
• некадъ́рник (nekadǎ́rnik)
• некадъ́рница (nekadǎ́rnica)
• некадъ́рност (nekadǎ́rnost)

 

References

• “кадъ̀р (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кадъ̀р”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 134