нежен

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *něžьnъ. Morphologically identical to не́га (néga, nurture, caress) + -ен (-en).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛʒɛn]

Adjective

не́жен • (néžen) (adverb не́жно, abstract noun не́жност)

  1. loving, tender, fond
  2. delicate, fragile
  3. frail
  4. soft, fine

Declension

  • прене́жен (prenéžen, humble) (dialectal)
  • разне́жен (raznéžen, sentimental)

References

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

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něžьnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛʒɛn]

Adjective

нежен • (nežen) (comparative понежен, superlative најнежен, diminutive нежничок, abstract noun нежност)

  1. gentle, affectionate, loving
  2. sensitive, delicate

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲeʐɨn]

Adjective

не́жен • (néžen)

  1. short masculine singular of не́жный (néžnyj)
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