агале

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek αγάλι(α) (agáli(a), “slowly, gradually”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɐˈɡalɛ]
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Adverb

ага́ле • (agále) (comparative по́-ага́ле, superlative на́й-ага́ле)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) slowly, carefully

Usage notes

Typically reduplicated, i.e. ага́ле-ага́ле.

References
  • “агале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “агале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ага̀ле”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 3
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