Bulgarian edit

 
Шарки на зеленото

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɛˈlɛn]
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Adjective edit

зеле́н (zelén)

  1. green, verdant, greenish
  2. unripe, sour, raw
    Synonyms: неузрял (neuzrjal), суров (surov)
  3. fresh
    Synonym: пресен (presen)
  4. (figuratively) inexperienced, callow
    Synonym: неопитен (neopiten)

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Colors in Bulgarian · цветове (cvetove) (layout · text)
     бял (bjal)      сив (siv), сяр (sjar), сур (sur), грив (griv)      черен (čeren), вран (vran), вакъл (vakǎl), смугъл (smugǎl)
             ален (alen); червен (červen), румен (rumen), риж (riž); багър (bagǎr)              оранжев (oranžev), гранив (graniv), руд (rud); кафяв (kafjav), смядов (smjadov)              жълт (žǎlt); бежов (bežov), кремав (kremav)
             резедав (rezedav)              зелен (zelen)             
             плав (plav)              небесносин (nebesnosin), лазурен (lazuren)              син (sin); модър (modǎr)
             виолетов (violetov), вишняв (višnjav); индиго (indigo)              цикламен (ciklamen); лилав (lilav), пурпурен (purpuren)              розов (rozov)

References edit

  • зелен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зелен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 631

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

зелен (zelen) (comparative позелен, superlative најзелен, diminutive зеленичок, abstract noun зеленило)

  1. green
  2. unripe (not ripe)
  3. (figuratively) inexperienced

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Colors in Macedonian · бои (boi) (layout · text)
     бел (bel)      сив (siv)      црн (crn)
             црвен (crven), румен (rumen)              портокалов (portokalov); кафеав (kafeav), лисест (lisest)              жолт (žolt)
             маслинест (maslinest)              зелен (zelen)             
             тиркизен (tirkizen)                           син (sin), плав (plav); модар (modar)
             виолетов (violetov)              лилав (lilav), пурпурен (purpuren)              розов (rozov)

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

зе́лен (zélen)

  1. short masculine singular of зелёный (zeljónyj)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelenъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zělen/
  • Hyphenation: зе‧лен

Adjective edit

зѐлен (definite зѐленӣ, Latin spelling zèlen)

  1. green
  2. unripe
  3. inexperienced
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Etymology 2 edit

Deadjectival from the previous sense.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zêleːn/
  • Hyphenation: зе‧лен

Noun edit

зе̏ле̄н f (Latin spelling zȅlēn)

  1. (uncountable) verdure (greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself)
    Synonym: зелѐнило
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Colors in Serbo-Croatian · boje / боје (layout · text)
     bijelбијел, beoбео      sivсив, sinjiсињи      crnцрн
             crvenцрвен, rumenрумен              narandžastнаранџаст, narančastнаранчаст; smeđсмеђ, braonбраон              žutжут; žutжут
             zelenзелен              zelenзелен             
             tirkizanтиркизан, cijanцијан; tirkizanтиркизан              plavплав              modarмодар
             ljubičastљубичаст; modarмодар, indigoиндиго              ljubičastљубичаст, magentaмагента; ljubičastљубичаст              ružičastружичаст, rozaроза

Ukrainian edit

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Adjective edit

зе́лен (zélen)

  1. short form of зеле́ний (zelényj)