Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krěti, *krějati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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кре́я (kréja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (poetic, dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to wane, to wilt, to wither (of person, plant)
    Synonyms: лине́я (linéja), ве́хна (véhna)
  2. (intransitive) to dwindle, to moulder (of fire)
    Synonym: тле́я (tléja)
  3. (intransitive) to deteriorate, to decay, to fade away (of state, operation)
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to barely exist, to subsist by a thread (of feeling, sense, memory)
Conjugation
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  • кре́вам (krévam, to lift, to depart, to advance) (dialectal)

References

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рибарка-крея (1.1)
 
чайка-крея (1.2)
 
рибояд-крея (1.3)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *krěja*kraja, cognate with Serbo-Croatian кре́ја (jay, shriek). Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Russian кра́чка (kráčka, tern).

Noun

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кре́я (kréjaf

  1. (dialectal) type of seabird
    1. tern (genus Sterna)
      Synonym: (standard) риба́рка (ribárka)
    2. seagull, mew (genus Larus)
      Synonym: (standard) ча́йка (čájka)
    3. (in Western dialects) gannet, booby (genus Morus)
      Synonym: (standard) рибоя́д (ribojád)
Declension
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Alternative forms
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References

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “края, крея”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 727