мечта

Bulgarian

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мечта

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛt͡ʃˈta]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьčьta, parsable as Proto-Slavic *mikati +‎ -та (-ta).

Noun

мечта́ • (mečtá) f

1. fantasy, fancy, daydream (hope or wish)
2. dream

Declension

Declension of мечта́

	singular	plural
indefinite	мечта́ mečtá	мечти́ mečtí
definite	мечта́та mečtáta	мечти́те mečtíte

Etymology 2

Verb

мечта́ • (mečtá)

1. second-person singular aorist indicative of мечта́я (mečtája)
2. third-person singular aorist indicative of мечта́я (mečtája)

References

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

Anagrams

• метач (metač)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьčьta (“dream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛt͡ʃta]

Noun

мечта • (mečta) f

1. fantasy
2. imagination

Declension

Declension of мечта

	singular	plural
indefinite	мечта (mečta)	мечти (mečti)
definite unspecified	мечтата (mečtata)	мечтите (mečtite)
definite proximal	мечтава (mečtava)	мечтиве (mečtive)
definite distal	мечтана (mečtana)	мечтине (mečtine)
vocative	мечто (mečto)	мечти (mečti)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic мьчьта (mĭčĭta), from Proto-Slavic *mьčьta, from *mikati +‎ *-ьta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɪt͡ɕˈta]

• Audio:

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Noun

мечта́ • (mečtá) f inan (genitive мечты́, nominative plural мечты́, genitive plural мечта́ний^* or мечт^**) (* The genitive plural мечта́ний given here belongs properly to the related noun мечта́ние (mečtánije); this word defectively lacks a genitive plural. ** Colloquial, proscribed)

1. fantasy, daydream
2. dream (act or habit of imagining something, usually intensely but often unrealistically desired; something thus imagined)
   • 2018, Polina Gagarina, Выше головы

     Мы продолжаем биться за свои мечты

     My prodolžajem bitʹsja za svoi mečty

     We keep on fighting for our dreams

     Самая главная мечта его состояла в том, что он хотел, чтобы Ленка полюбила дом и картины, населявшие его так же сильно, как он сам любил все это.

     Samaja glavnaja mečta jevo sostojala v tom, što on xotel, štoby Lenka poljubila dom i kartiny, naseljavšije jevo tak že silʹno, kak on sam ljubil vse eto.

     His main dream was his wish that Lenka would love the home and the pictures that inhabited it as intensely as he loved this all himself.

Declension

Declension of мечта́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мечта́ mečtá	мечты́ mečtý
genitive	мечты́ mečtý	мечта́ний△*, ме́чт** mečtánij△*, méčt**
dative	мечте́ mečté	мечта́м mečtám
accusative	мечту́ mečtú	мечты́ mečtý
instrumental	мечто́й, мечто́ю mečtój, mečtóju	мечта́ми mečtámi
prepositional	мечте́ mečté	мечта́х mečtáx

^△ Irregular.
^* The genitive plural мечта́ний given here belongs properly to the related noun мечта́ние (mečtánije); this word defectively lacks a genitive plural.
** Colloquial, proscribed

Pre-reform declension of мечта́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мечта́ mečtá	мечты́ mečtý
genitive	мечты́ mečtý	мечта́ний△*, ме́чтъ** mečtánij△*, méčt**
dative	мечтѣ́ mečtě́	мечта́мъ mečtám
accusative	мечту́ mečtú	мечты́ mečtý
instrumental	мечто́й, мечто́ю mečtój, mečtóju	мечта́ми mečtámi
prepositional	мечтѣ́ mečtě́	мечта́хъ mečtáx

^△ Irregular.
^* The genitive plural мечта́ний given here belongs properly to the related noun мечта́ние (mečtánije); this word defectively lacks a genitive plural.
** Colloquial, proscribed

Related terms

• мечта́тель (mečtátelʹ)
• мечта́ть (mečtátʹ)