гъвък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From amalgamation of Bulgarian сгъ́вам (sgǎ́vam, to fold) and жва (žva, tо chew) (dialectal, obsolete) + -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɤvɐk]
  • (file)

Adjective

гъ́вък • (gǎ́vǎk) (abstract noun гъ́вкост)

  1. (dialectal, dated) gummy, flexible, bendable
    Synonyms: ги́бък (gíbǎk), гъ́вкав (gǎ́vkav)
    гъ́вко тя́лоgǎ́vko tjáloflexible body

Declension

Derived terms

References

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