Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *gňiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡnijɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ijɐ

Verb

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гни́я (gníja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to rot, to decay, to putrefy
    Synonyms: плу́я (plúja), разла́гам се (razlágam se)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to deteriorate, to fall apart, to degenerate
    Synonyms: пропа́дам (propádam), ру́ша се (rúša se)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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