дръглаш
Bulgarian
Etymology
дръгло́ (drǎgló, “paddle”) (dialectal), дръ́гльо (drǎ́gljo, “slenderman”) + -аш (-aš)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [drəˈɡɫaʃ]
Noun
дръгла́ш • (drǎgláš) m (diminutive дръ́гльо)
- (colloquial) slender, slim, gaunt creature (usually due to sickness or malnourishment)
- (by specialization) gaunt flesh
- Synonym: мъ́рша (mǎ́rša)
Usage notes
Typically refers to animals (usually livestock), but figuratively could be applied to a person, too.
Declension
Declension of дръгла́ш
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | дръгла́ш drǎgláš | дръгла́ши drǎgláši |
| definite (subject form) | дръгла́шът drǎglášǎt | дръгла́шите drǎglášite |
| definite (object form) | дръгла́ша drǎgláša | |
| count form | — | дръгла́ша drǎgláša |
Related terms
- дръгле́ц (drǎgléc, “tool for shacking off seed”) (dialectal)
- дръгли́в (drǎglív, “slim, slender (for animal)”)
References
- дръглаш in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “дръглаш”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 434
- Gerov, Najden (1895), “дрьгла́шь”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 371