ръководство

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, ръко- (rǎko-, “hand-”) +‎ водство (vodstvo, “leadership”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐkoˈvɔtstvo]
• Rhymes: -ɔtstvo

Noun

ръково́дство • (rǎkovódstvo) n

1. (uncountable) leadership, management, direction, governing

   Synonyms: администра́ция (administrácija), управле́ние (upravlénie), дире́кция (dirékcija), упра́ва (upráva)

2. (collective) leadership, management, the brass
3. (countable) manual, guide

Declension

Declension of ръково́дство

	singular	plural
indefinite	ръково́дство rǎkovódstvo	ръково́дства rǎkovódstva
definite	ръково́дството rǎkovódstvoto	ръково́дствата rǎkovódstvata

References

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