# дело
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dělo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛɫo]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

де́ло • (délo) n
* work, deed, act
    Synonyms: работа (rabota), действие (dejstvie), постъпка (postǎpka)
* achievement
    Synonym: постижение (postiženie)
* cause, goal, aim, principle
    Synonym: кауза (kauza)
* case, lawsuit
* particular discipline or branch of learning, science
    аптечно дело ― aptečno delo ― pharmacy
    военно дело ― voenno delo ― military science
* file (a collection of papers collated and archived together)

#### Declension
## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛɫɔ]

### Noun

дело • (delo) n (plural дела, relational adjective деловен)
* work, deed, act

#### Declension
## Russian
### Alternative forms

* дѣ́ло (dě́lo) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdʲeɫə]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo, from Proto-Slavic *děti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, whence English do, deed, deem, doom, and via Latin, fact and affair.
Other cognates include, via Ancient Greek, English theme, thesis, Sanskrit दधाति (dadhāti, “to put”) Sanskrit धातृ (dhātṛ, “creator”) and धातु (dhātu, “layer, element, root”).

#### Noun

де́ло • (délo) n inan (genitive де́ла, nominative plural дела́, genitive plural дел, relational adjective делово́й, diminutive де́льце)
* affair, matter, concern
    Министе́рство иностра́нных дел ― Ministérstvo inostránnyx del ― Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    У меня́ сложи́лась карти́на основны́х фа́ктов по э́тому де́лу.U menjá složílasʹ kartína osnovnýx fáktov po étomu délu.I have a grip of the essential facts of this case.(literally, “A picture of core facts to this case took shape for me.”)
* work, business
    Как дела́? ― Kak delá? ― How are you? (informal)
    Как дела́ иду́т? ― Kak delá idút? ― How are you? (formal)
    идти по делам ― idti po delam ― go about business.
    Я к Вам по делам ― Ja k Vam po delam ― I'm here on business.
* art, science
    золоты́х дел ма́стер ― zolotýx del máster ― a master goldsmith (literally, “a master of the golden arts”)
    го́рное де́ло ― górnoje délo ― mining (literally, “mountain science”)
* deed, act, action
* (law) case, investigation
    На него́ заведено́ уголо́вное де́ло. ― Na nevó zavedenó ugolóvnoje délo. ― He is the subject of a criminal case.
* (law enforcement) file, dossier
    вы́писка из его́ ли́чного де́ла ― výpiska iz jevó líčnovo déla ― a copy of a page from his police file
* cause
    пра́вое де́ло ― právoje délo ― just cause
* in expressions
    Не де́ло. ― Ne délo. ― That's not a good idea.
    Но де́ло да́же не в э́том. ― No délo dáže ne v étom. ― It's not even that. / That's not even what the problem is.
    Э́то де́ло не хи́трое. ― Éto délo ne xítroje. ― It is very simple; A child could do it.
    Я в де́ле! ― Ja v déle! ― I'm in! / Count me in!

##### Declension

$^△$Irregular. $^*$Low colloquial; used in certain expressions, such as всего́ дело́в (vsevó delóv), наде́лать дело́в (nadélatʹ delóv).

##### Derived terms

* в чём де́ло (v čom délo)
* де́ло в то́м, что (délo v tóm, što)
* делови́тый (delovítyj)
* делово́й (delovój)
* де́льный (délʹnyj)

##### Related terms

* де́лать (délatʹ)
* деле́ц (deléc)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

де́ло • (délo)
* neuter singular past indicative perfective of деть (detʹ)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* дје̏ло (Ijekavian)
* dilo (Ikavian)

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dělo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dêlo/
* Hyphenation: де‧ло

### Noun

де̏ло n (Latin spelling dȅlo)
* work
* piece of work
* deed, act