брей
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Unclear. Lacks exact correspondences in other Slavic languages, however, formally matches Romanian brei (“dog's mercury”) (possibly borrowed or cognate to the Bulgarian word).
- Per Mladenov: Related to obsolete Bulgarian бри́я (bríja, “to shave”);
- Per Georgiev: Possibly akin to Ancient Greek βρῠ́ον (brúon, “moss”), deemed phonetically problematic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
брей • (brej) m
Declension edit
Declension of брей
References edit
- “брей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “брѣй”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 80
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брей”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 76
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
брей • (brej)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of брить (britʹ)