мърл
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrlъ (“depleted, perished”). Attested in substantivized form and in secondary derivatives.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
мърл • (mǎrl) (archaic, obsolete)
Declension edit
Positive forms of мърл
Comparative forms of мърл
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | по́-мъ́рл pó-mǎ́rl |
по́-мъ́рла pó-mǎ́rla |
по́-мъ́рло pó-mǎ́rlo |
по́-мъ́рли pó-mǎ́rli |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-мъ́рлият pó-mǎ́rlijat |
по́-мъ́рлата pó-mǎ́rlata |
по́-мъ́рлото pó-mǎ́rloto |
по́-мъ́рлите pó-mǎ́rlite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-мъ́рлия pó-mǎ́rlija |
Superlative forms of мърл
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | на́й-мъ́рл náj-mǎ́rl |
на́й-мъ́рла náj-mǎ́rla |
на́й-мъ́рло náj-mǎ́rlo |
на́й-мъ́рли náj-mǎ́rli |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-мъ́рлият náj-mǎ́rlijat |
на́й-мъ́рлата náj-mǎ́rlata |
на́й-мъ́рлото náj-mǎ́rloto |
на́й-мъ́рлите náj-mǎ́rlite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-мъ́рлия náj-mǎ́rlija |
Derived terms edit
- мърла́ (mǎrlá), мърли́на (mǎrlína, “goosefoot”) (type of flower)
- мърлу́ха f (mǎrlúha, “wretchedness”), мърлу́шко m (mǎrlúško, “wretched creature”)
- мърлу́шав (mǎrlúšav, “worn-out, wretched, grim”) (of physical state or appearance)
- мърли́в (mǎrlív, “sleepy, tired, exhausted”) (dialectal)
Related terms edit
See also edit
- мъ́рля (mǎ́rlja, “to besmirch; to fertilize”)
Further reading edit
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мрьлу́шꙗвъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 87
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мърла, мърлив”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 413