Bulgarian

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Etymology

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

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спосо́бен (sposóben)

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

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неспосо́бен (nesposóben, incapable, incompetent)

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

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

  1. capable, competent
  2. gifted, talented

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Russian

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спосо́бен (sposóben)

  1. short masculine singular of спосо́бный (sposóbnyj)