крехък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *krěxъkъ. Formed from an earlier крѣхъ (krěh) +‎ -ък (-ǎk). Cognate with Czech křehký.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɛxɐk]

Adjective

кре́хък • (kréhǎk) (adverb кре́хко, abstract noun кре́хкост)

1. brittle, fragile, frail
2. lean, tender (for meat)

Declension

Positive forms of кре́хък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	кре́хък kréhǎk	кре́хка kréhka	кре́хко kréhko	кре́хки kréhki
definite (subject form)	кре́хкият kréhkijat	кре́хката kréhkata	кре́хкото kréhkoto	кре́хките kréhkite
definite (object form)	кре́хкия kréhkija
extended (vocative form)	кре́хки, кре́хкий kréhki, kréhkij

Comparative forms of кре́хък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-кре́хък pó-kréhǎk	по́-кре́хка pó-kréhka	по́-кре́хко pó-kréhko	по́-кре́хки pó-kréhki
definite (subject form)	по́-кре́хкият pó-kréhkijat	по́-кре́хката pó-kréhkata	по́-кре́хкото pó-kréhkoto	по́-кре́хките pó-kréhkite
definite (object form)	по́-кре́хкия pó-kréhkija
extended (vocative form)	по́-кре́хки, по́-кре́хкий pó-kréhki, pó-kréhkij

Superlative forms of кре́хък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-кре́хък náj-kréhǎk	на́й-кре́хка náj-kréhka	на́й-кре́хко náj-kréhko	на́й-кре́хки náj-kréhki
definite (subject form)	на́й-кре́хкият náj-kréhkijat	на́й-кре́хката náj-kréhkata	на́й-кре́хкото náj-kréhkoto	на́й-кре́хките náj-kréhkite
definite (object form)	на́й-кре́хкия náj-kréhkija
extended (vocative form)	на́й-кре́хки, на́й-кре́хкий náj-kréhki, náj-kréhkij

Alternative forms

• крех (kreh), крьох (krjoh) — dialectal
• крехти (krehti) — dialectal

References

• “крехък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “крехък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “крехък”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 3
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “крехт”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 3