вежливост

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian вежли́вость (vežlívostʹ). By surface analysis, вежли́в (vežlív, “courteous, polite”) +‎ -ост (-ost, “-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛʒˈlivost]

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• Syllabification^(key): ве‧жли‧вост
• Hyphenation^(key): веж‧ли‧вост

Noun

вежли́вост • (vežlívost) f

1. abstract noun of вежли́в (vežlív)
   1. (uncountable) politeness, courteousness
   2. (countable) a polite deed, an act of politeness

References

• “вежливост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вежливост”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вежлив; вежливост”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 128