мършав

Bulgarian

Etymology

From мърш (mǎrš, dying, depleted) + -ав (-av). Loaned into Romanian mârșav (skinny).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɤrʃɐf]

Adjective

мъ́ршав • (mǎ́ršav)

  1. gaunt, skinny, bonny
  2. hidebound
  3. (figurative) lean, slender

Declension

Derived terms

  • мършаве́я (mǎršavéja, to be gaunt)
  • мъ́ршавост (mǎ́ršavost, gauntness)
  • мършавина́ (mǎršaviná, slenderness, chronic weakness)

References

  • мършав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мършав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мършав”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 430
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