гриж

Bulgarian

Etymology

Not entirely certain. Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary favours a borrowing from Italian grigio (“gray”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡriʃ]

Noun

гриж • (griž) m (dialectal)

1. coarse woolen fabric (typically used for winter clothing)

Declension

Declension of гриж

	singular	plural
indefinite	гриж griž	гри́жове grížove
definite (subject form)	гри́жът grížǎt	гри́жовете grížovete
definite (object form)	гри́жа gríža
count form	—	гри́жа gríža

Derived terms

• гри́жка (grížka, “coarse upper garment”)
• гри́жници (grížnici, “coarse trousers”)

References

• “гриж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “гри́шка”, 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 247
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гриж”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 281