дръглаш
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
дръгло́ (drǎgló, “paddle”) (dialectal), дръ́гльо (drǎ́gljo, “slenderman”) + -аш (-aš)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
дръгла́ш • (drǎgláš) m (diminutive дръ́гльо)
- (colloquial) slender, slim, gaunt creature (usually due to sickness or malnourishment)
- (by specialization) gaunt flesh
- Synonym: мъ́рша (mǎ́rša)
Usage notes edit
Typically refers to animals (usually livestock), but figuratively could be applied to a person, too.
Declension edit
Declension of дръгла́ш
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | дръгла́ш drǎgláš |
дръгла́ши drǎgláši |
| definite (subject form) |
дръгла́шът drǎglášǎt |
дръгла́шите drǎglášite |
| definite (object form) |
дръгла́ша drǎgláša | |
| count form | — | дръгла́ша drǎgláša |
Alternative forms edit
- дръгля́ш (drǎgljáš)
Related terms edit
- дръгле́ц (drǎgléc, “tool for shacking off seed”) (dialectal)
- дръгли́в (drǎglív, “slim, slender (for animal)”)
References edit
- “дръглаш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дръглаш”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 434
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “дрьгла́шь”, 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 371