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шест

/[ʃɛst]/
Bulgariannumadv

Definitions

  1. 1.
    six (6)
  2. 2.
    colloquialtop, the best, excellent
    • Всичко е шест!

      Vsičko e šest!All's good!

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic шесть (šestĭ), from Proto-Slavic *šestь, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs. The “best” sense is derived from the Bulgarian schooling system's 2-6 grade scale, where a 6 is the best possible grade.

Forms

  • šestromanization
  • шестindefinite • plural
  • шестте́definite • plural

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