Bulgarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryzti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡriˈzɤ]
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гриза́ (grizá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective гри́зна)

  1. (transitive) to gnaw (at), to nibble (at), to eat into
    Гриза кора хляб.Griza kora hljab.To gnaw at/nibble a crust of bread.
    Гриза ноктите си.Griza noktite si.To gnaw/bite one's nails.
    Конят гризе юздата.Konjat grize juzdata.The horse is champing the bit.
  2. (transitive, figurative) to fester, to rankle, to fret
    някому го гризе съвесттаnjakomu go grize sǎvesttato feel remorse
    Какво те гризе?Kakvo te grize?What's bugging you?
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Etymology 2 edit

From secondary Proto-Slavic *gryzati, syncretized into the conjugation of Etymology 1. Obsolete гри́зе is expected from titular *gryzti.

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гри́за (gríza)

  1. second-person singular aorist indicative of гриза́ (grizá)
  2. third-person singular aorist indicative of гриза́ (grizá)