грим

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grime, of Frankish origin. Originally meant “mask”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡrim]

• Audio

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Noun

грим • (grim) m

1. makeup

Declension

Declension of грим

	singular	plural
indefinite	грим grim	гри́мове1 grímove1
definite (subject form)	гри́мът grímǎt	гри́мовете1 grímovete1
definite (object form)	гри́ма gríma
count form	—	гри́ма gríma

¹Rare.

Derived terms

• грими́рам (grimíram, “to do makeup”)
• гримьо́р (grimjór, “makeup artist”)
• грима́са (grimása, “grimace”)

Related terms

• хри́зма (hrízma), кри́зма (krízma, “unction, oinment”) (ecclesiastical, Greek/Latin loanword from the same proto-root)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡrʲim]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

грим • (grim) m inan (genitive гри́ма, nominative plural гри́мы, genitive plural гри́мов)

1. makeup (especially theatrical makeup)
2. grease-paint

Declension

Declension of грим (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	гри́м grím	гри́мы grímy
genitive	гри́ма gríma	гри́мов grímov
dative	гри́му grímu	гри́мам grímam
accusative	гри́м grím	гри́мы grímy
instrumental	гри́мом grímom	гри́мами grímami
prepositional	гри́ме gríme	гри́мах grímax

Related terms

• гримирова́ть (grimirovátʹ)