See also: креня

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kręnǫti.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

кре́на (kréna) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective кре́вам) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive)
    1. to move with difficulties, to trudge, to drag
    2. to be about to depart, advance
  2. (transitive)
    1. to perturb, to cause [something or someone] to move or raise slightly
    2. to lift, to raise a little
  3. (reflexive with се) to pass through a difficult situation, to proceed

Usage notes edit

  • Western dialects tend to bear the meaning “to lift, to raise”.
  • Eastern dialects, on the other hand, convey a meaning closer to “to struggle moving, to toil”.

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  • крена”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кревам, крена”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 787

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Noun edit

кре́на (krénam inan

  1. genitive singular of крен (kren)