Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nurati (a/j-conjugation).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ну́ря (núrja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ну́рна) (obsolete)

  1. (transitive) to dip, to nod
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to grub, to nuzzle the soil with one's snout (of swine and other animals)
  3. (reflexive with се) to dive into water

Usage notes

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In the modern language, this verb has been superseded by its derivative гму́ря (gmúrja), гму́ркам (gmúrkam), formed under the influence of гу́рам (gúram, to bathe, to submerge in water).

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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  • ну́ра (núra)with reanalyzed a/C-conjugation, in Western dialects
  • ну́рам се (núram se)with generalized a-conjugation

Derived terms

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  • Неври (Nevri, Neuri) (ancient tribe, predecessor of Slavs, possibly cognate)

References

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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нуря́ (nurjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of нури́ть (nurítʹ)