Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *rьvьnivъ. Morphologically identical to ре́вен (réven, zeal) (dialectal) +‎ -ив (-iv). The meaning jealous is probably inherited from Old Church Slavonic рьвьнивъ (rĭvĭnivŭ), while the dialectal desirable is native.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ревни́в (revnív)

  1. jealous, envious (for person)
    Synonym: завистли́в (zavistlív)
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) desirable, likable (for object, land)

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References edit

  • ревнив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ревнив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ревнив”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 199

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ревни́в (revnív)

  1. short masculine singular of ревни́вый (revnívyj)