Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian спосо́бный (sposóbnyj), from Proto-Slavic *sъposobьnъ. By surface analysis, спо́соб (spósob, manner, skill) +‎ -ен (-en).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

спосо́бен (sposóben)

  1. able, capable
  2. gifted, talented, competent

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

неспосо́бен (nesposóben, incapable, incompetent)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • способен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • способен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian спосо́бный (sposóbnyj), from Proto-Slavic *sъposobьnъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

спо́собен (spósoben) (comparative поспособен, superlative најспособен, abstract noun способност)

  1. capable, competent
  2. gifted, talented

Declension edit

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

спосо́бен (sposóben)

  1. short masculine singular of спосо́бный (sposóbnyj)