Bulgarian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, образ (obraz, shape, form) +‎ -ен (-en, adjectival suffix).

Suffix

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-образен (-obrazen)

  1. taking the form of; -shaped
    газ (gaz) + ‎-образен (-obrazen) → ‎газообра́зен (gazoobrázen)
    тел (tel) + ‎-образен (-obrazen) → ‎телообра́зен (teloobrázen)
    кръг (krǎg) + ‎-образен (-obrazen) → ‎кръгообра́зен (krǎgoobrázen)

Usage notes

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  • Appended to nouns.
  • Frequently, an excrescent -о- (-o-) is added between the base noun and the suffix.

Derived terms

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Category Bulgarian terms suffixed with -образен not found