Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

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

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Adjective edit

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

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

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Related terms edit

References edit

  • 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

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Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něžьnъ.

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Adjective edit

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

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

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Russian edit

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Adjective edit

не́жен (néžen)

  1. short masculine singular of не́жный (néžnyj)