постеля

See also: постела, постеља, and постелꙗ

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈstɛlʲɐ]

Etymology 1

по- (po-) +‎ сте́ля (stélja)

Verb

посте́ля • (postélja) first-singular present indicative, pf (imperfective пости́лам)

1. (transitive) to spread, to lay
2. to cover, to carpet

Conjugation

    Conjugation of посте́ля (conjugation 1.3, irregular, perfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	—	постла́л postlál	посте́лел postélel	постла́н postlán		—
	definite subject form	—	постла́лият postlálijat	—	постла́ният postlánijat
	definite object form	—	постла́лия postlálija	—	постла́ния postlánija
feminine	indefinite	—	постла́ла postlála	посте́лела postélela	постла́на postlána
	definite	—	постла́лата postlálata	—	постла́ната postlánata
neuter	indefinite	—	постла́ло postlálo	посте́лело postélelo	постла́но postláno	—
	definite	—	постла́лото postláloto	—	постла́ното postlánoto	—
plural	indefinite	—	постла́ли postláli	посте́лели postéleli	постла́ни postláni	—
	definite	—	постла́лите postlálite	—	постла́ните postlánite	—

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		посте́ля postélja	посте́леш postéleš	посте́ле postéle	посте́лем postélem	посте́лете postélete	посте́лят postéljat
imperfect		посте́лех postéleh	посте́леше postéleše	посте́леше postéleše	посте́лехме postélehme	посте́лехте postélehte	посте́леха postéleha
aorist		постла́х postláh	постла́ postlá	постла́ postlá	постла́хме postláhme	постла́хте postláhte	постла́ха postláha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and посте́лел m, посте́лела f, посте́лело n, or посте́лели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and посте́лел m, посте́лела f, посте́лело n, or посте́лели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and посте́лел m, посте́лела f, посте́лело n, or посте́лели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and постла́л m, постла́ла f, постла́ло n, or постла́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			постели́ postelí			постеле́те posteléte

References

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

Etymology 2

Спална постеля

Collective noun from пости́лам (postílam, “to spread”) +‎ -я (-ja), reflecting Proto-Slavic *posteľa. Compare Macedonian постелнина (postelnina, “bedspread”), Russian посте́ль (postélʹ, “bedding”).

Noun

посте́ля • (postélja) f

1. (collective) bedspread, bedclothes

Conjugation

Declension of посте́ля

	singular
indefinite	посте́ля postélja
definite	посте́лята postéljata

Related terms

• посте́лка (postélka, “mat”)

References

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

Anagrams

• сполетя (spoletja)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈsʲtʲelʲə]

Noun

посте́ля • (postélja) f inan (genitive посте́ли, nominative plural посте́ли, genitive plural посте́лей)

1. (dated) same as посте́ль (postélʹ)

Declension

Declension of посте́ля (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	посте́ля postélja	посте́ли postéli
genitive	посте́ли postéli	посте́лей△ postélej△
dative	посте́ле postéle	посте́лям postéljam
accusative	посте́лю postélju	посте́ли postéli
instrumental	посте́лей, посте́лею postélej, postéleju	посте́лями postéljami
prepositional	посте́ле postéle	посте́лях postéljax

^△ Irregular.