отбрана

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *otъborna; equivalent to от- (ot-) +‎ бо́ря (bórja, “to fight”) +‎ -на (-na).

Noun

отбра́на • (otbrána) f

  1. defense
    Synonym: защи́та (zaštíta)

Inflection
Declension of отбра́на
singular plural
indefinite отбра́на
otbrána		 отбра́ни
otbráni
definite отбра́ната
otbránata		 отбра́ните
otbránite

Derived terms
  • отбраня́ pf (otbranjá) отбраня́вам impf (otbranjávam, “to defend”)

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