недостатък

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nedostatъkъ. By surface analysis, не- (ne-, negating particle) +‎ ста́на (stána, “to become”) +‎ -тък (-tǎk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛdoˈstatɐk]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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Noun

недоста́тък • (nedostátǎk) m (relational adjective недоста́тъчен)

1. disadvantage

   Antonym: преди́мство (predímstvo)

2. deficiency, flaw, defect

   Synonyms: недъ́г (nedǎ́g), дефе́кт (defékt)

3. insufficiency, lack, shortage (amount that is lacking)

   Synonyms: ли́пса (lípsa), недо́стиг (nedóstig)

Declension

Declension of недоста́тък

	singular	plural
indefinite	недоста́тък nedostátǎk	недоста́тъци nedostátǎci
definite (subject form)	недоста́тъкът nedostátǎkǎt	недоста́тъците nedostátǎcite
definite (object form)	недоста́тъка nedostátǎka
count form	—	недоста́тъка nedostátǎka

Related terms

• доста́тъчен (dostátǎčen, “sufficient”)
• оста́тък (ostátǎk, “remainder”)

References

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