бляд

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [blʲa̟t]

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Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *blędь:

• For obsolete sense: Inherited from Old Church Slavonic блѧдь (blędĭ);
• For derogatory sense: Borrowed from Russian блядь (bljadʹ).

Noun

бляд • (bljad) m or f

1. (obsolete, inherited) obscenity, indecency, vulgarity
2. (derogatory, from Russian) degenerate, rake (amoral, depraved or corrupt person)
   1. → (insult) ethnic slur for Russians and Russophiles

      Coordinate terms: раши́ст (rašíst), моска́л (moskál), ва́тник (vátnik)

Usage notes

Usually used as an appellation within insults and threats.

Declension

Declension of бляд

	singular
indefinite	бляд bljad
definite	бледта́ bledtá

Declension of бляд

	singular	plural
indefinite	бляд bljad	бля́дове bljádove
definite (subject form)	бля́дът bljádǎt	бля́довете bljádovete
definite (object form)	бля́да bljáda
count form	—	бля́да bljáda

Derived terms

• бледо- (bledo-)
  • бледоми́слие (bledomíslie, “deprived, dirty thought”)
  • бледосло́вие (bledoslóvie, “blasphemy, profanity”)
• бля́див (bljádiv), бля́дък (bljádǎk, “vulgar, vile (of talk)”)
• бляди́на (bljadína), бля́дост (bljádost, “indecency”)

Related terms

• блъ́да (blǎ́da, “blunder”) (obsolete), заблу́да (zablúda, “delusion”)
• блудник m (bludnik), блудница f (bludnica, “debauchee”)

References

• “блѧдь”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
• бляд in bgjargon

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blědъ.

Adjective

бляд • (bljad) (Eastern dialects)

1. Alternative form of блед (bled, “pallid, insipid”)

Declension

Positive forms of бляд

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	бляд bljad	бля́да bljáda	бля́до bljádo	бле́ди blédi
definite (subject form)	бле́дият blédijat	бля́дата bljádata	бля́дото bljádoto	бле́дите blédite
definite (object form)	бле́дия blédija

Comparative forms of бляд

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-бля́д pó-bljád	по́-бля́да pó-bljáda	по́-бля́до pó-bljádo	по́-бле́ди pó-blédi
definite (subject form)	по́-бле́дият pó-blédijat	по́-бля́дата pó-bljádata	по́-бля́дото pó-bljádoto	по́-бле́дите pó-blédite
definite (object form)	по́-бле́дия pó-blédija

Superlative forms of бляд

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-бля́д náj-bljád	на́й-бля́да náj-bljáda	на́й-бля́до náj-bljádo	на́й-бле́ди náj-blédi
definite (subject form)	на́й-бле́дият náj-blédijat	на́й-бля́дата náj-bljádata	на́й-бля́дото náj-bljádoto	на́й-бле́дите náj-blédite
definite (object form)	на́й-бле́дия náj-blédija

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “блед, бляд”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 54