авгиев
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Αὐγείας (Augeías, “Augeas”) + -ев (-ev, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
авги́ев • (avgíev)
Usage notes edit
- Principally only found in the collocation авгиеви обори (avgievi obori, “Augean stables”). Use referring directly to king Augeas or anyone else by the same name is much rarer.
- Does not bear the meaning of "Herculean", nor of "filthy", as in English.
Declension edit
Declension of авги́ев (no comparative)
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | авги́ев avgíev |
авги́ева avgíeva |
авги́ево avgíevo |
авги́еви avgíevi |
| definite (subject form) |
авги́евият avgíevijat |
авги́евата avgíevata |
авги́евото avgíevoto |
авги́евите avgíevite |
| definite (object form) |
авги́евия avgíevija |
Derived terms edit
- авги́еви обо́ри (avgíevi obóri, “Augean stables”)
References edit
- “авгиев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “авгиев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “авгиев”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 16