полегат

Bulgarian

Etymology

From поля́гам (poljágam, “to dip, to lay down”) +‎ -ат (-at).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [polɛˈɡat]
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

полега́т • (polegát) (abstract noun полега́тост)

1. slant, sloping, slightly inclined

   Synonyms: скосе́н (skosén), накриве́н (nakrivén)

   полега́т по́черк ― polegát póčerk ― slant hand-writing

2. indirect, sidelong

   Synonym: кос (kos)

   полега́т по́глед ― polegát pógled ― sight turned sideways (from the frontal direction of the face)

Declension

Declension of полега́т (no comparative)

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	полега́т polegát	полега́та polegáta	полега́то polegáto	полега́ти polegáti
definite (subject form)	полега́тият polegátijat	полега́тата polegátata	полега́тото polegátoto	полега́тите polegátite
definite (object form)	полега́тия polegátija

References

• “полегат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “полегат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010