крехък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krěxъkъ. Formed from an earlier крѣхъ (krěh) + -ък (-ǎk). Cognate with Czech křehký.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkrɛxɐk]

Adjective

кре́хък • (kréhǎk) (adverb кре́хко, abstract noun кре́хкост)

  1. brittle, fragile, frail
  2. lean, tender (for meat)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • крех (kreh), крьох (krjoh) dialectal
  • крехти (krehti) dialectal

References

  • крехък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • крехък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “крехък”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 3
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “крехт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 3
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