бърлив

Bulgarian

Etymology

BER derives it from dialectal бъ́рла (bǎ́rla, “muzzle”) +‎ -ив (-iv). Onomatopoeic or expressive origin via dialectal бърле́я (bǎrléja, “to vex”) are also possiblе, at least formally. Similar construction is attested with дъ́рля се (dǎ́rlja se, “to brawl, to clash”) → дърли́в (dǎrlív, “bickering, easily triggered (of personality)”).

Compare further Serbo-Croatian bŕlja (“puddle”), bŕljati (“to muddle”) or Slovene brljȁv (“faint, blurry”), brlẹ́ti (“to be blurry, to dwindle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐrˈlif]

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Adjective

бърли́в • (bǎrlív) (dialectal, slang)

1. (of animal) one which turns left and right, which acts confusely

   (figuratively) → bewildered, confused, disoriented

   Synonyms: въртогла́в (vǎrtogláv), ша́шав (šášav)

   (by extension) → suffering from neurological disorder

2. (of person) crazy, deranged, with screwed head

   Synonyms: сма́хнат (smáhnat), побъ́ркан (pobǎ́rkan)

3. (of personality) spiteful, ill-tempered

   Synonyms: злонра́вен (zlonráven), спри́хав (spríhav)

Declension

Positive forms of бодли́в

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	бодли́в bodlív	бодли́ва bodlíva	бодли́во bodlívo	бодли́ви bodlívi
definite (subject form)	бодли́вият bodlívijat	бодли́вата bodlívata	бодли́вото bodlívoto	бодли́вите bodlívite
definite (object form)	бодли́вия bodlívija

Comparative forms of бодли́в

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-бодли́в pó-bodlív	по́-бодли́ва pó-bodlíva	по́-бодли́во pó-bodlívo	по́-бодли́ви pó-bodlívi
definite (subject form)	по́-бодли́вият pó-bodlívijat	по́-бодли́вата pó-bodlívata	по́-бодли́вото pó-bodlívoto	по́-бодли́вите pó-bodlívite
definite (object form)	по́-бодли́вия pó-bodlívija

Superlative forms of бодли́в

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-бодли́в náj-bodlív	на́й-бодли́ва náj-bodlíva	на́й-бодли́во náj-bodlívo	на́й-бодли́ви náj-bodlívi
definite (subject form)	на́й-бодли́вият náj-bodlívijat	на́й-бодли́вата náj-bodlívata	на́й-бодли́вото náj-bodlívoto	на́й-бодли́вите náj-bodlívite
definite (object form)	на́й-бодли́вия náj-bodlívija

Related terms

• бъ́рльо (bǎ́rljo, “shabby person”) (slang, dialectal)
• бърле́я (bǎrléja), бъ́рля се (bǎ́rlja se), бърля́вя се (bǎrljávja se, “to brawl, to skirmish, to vex”) (dialectal)
  • бъ́рляв (bǎ́rljav, “bickering, maddening”) (dialectal)
• бърло́г (bǎrlóg, “filth, dirt”), бърло́га (bǎrlóga, “animal's den, lair”) (possibly)

References

• “бърлив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бърлив”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 103
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “бърливъ”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 42