Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ*grubъ via a Western dialect; possibly reinforced by Russian гру́бый (grúbyj).

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  • IPA(key): [ɡrup]
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груб (grub) (abstract noun гру́бост or гру́бота)

  1. coarse, rough, rugged (of texture)
  2. harsh, severe, arduous (of effort, work)
  3. rough, approximate, inexact (of result, guess)
  4. (figurative) crude, rudimentary
    груб строе́жgrub stroéžrudimentary constructure
  5. (figurative) rude, cruel, impolite, vulgar
    гру́бо поведе́ниеgrúbo povedénierude behaviour
    груб чове́кgrub čovékcruel person
  6. (figurative) gross, flagrant (of mistake, offense, or inequality)
    гру́бо наруше́ние (in sport)grúbo narušénieflagrant fall

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References

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  • груб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • груб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • грѫбъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “груб”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 286

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ.

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груб (grub) (comparative погруб, superlative најгруб, diminutive грубичок, abstract noun грубост)

  1. rough, crude, coarse (of cloth, a surface, etc.)
  2. rude, uncouth, boorish, insensitive, ruthless, insolent, uncultured
  3. ugly

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Russian

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груб (grub)

  1. short masculine singular of гру́бый (grúbyj)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ.

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гру̑б (Latin spelling grȗb, definite гру̑бӣ, comparative гру̏бљӣ)

  1. rough, coarse
  2. rude

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