скръндза
Bulgarian
Etymology
Per Mladenov (favoured by BER, but considered with reservations by Vasmer), probably related to Bulgarian скре́жав (skréžav, “stingy”), Russian скря́га (skrjága, “cheapskate”), presumably from hypothetical Proto-Slavic *skręga. Superficially, could also reflect скърна́ (skǎrná, “disgrace”) + -за (-za).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈskrɤndzə]
Noun
скръ́ндза • (skrǎ́ndza) m (related adjective скръ́ндзав)
- (colloquial) scrooge, cheapskate, stingy person
- Synonyms: скъпе́рник (skǎpérnik), сти́пца (stípca)
- Не бъди скръ́ндза! ― Ne bǎdi skrǎ́ndza! ― Don't be stingy!
Alternative forms
- скръ́нза (skrǎ́nza) (colloquial), скри́нза (skrínza) (dialectal)
Declension
Declension of скръ́ндза
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | скръ́ндза skrǎ́ndza | скръ́ндзи skrǎ́ndzi |
| definite | скръ́ндзата skrǎ́ndzata | скръ́ндзите skrǎ́ndzite |
| vocative form | скръ́ндзо skrǎ́ndzo | скръ́ндзи skrǎ́ndzi |
Related terms
- скре́жав (skréžav, “stingy”)
- скъ́рчав (skǎ́rčav, “stingy”)
- скърна́ (skǎrná, “stain, dirt; hemorrhage; disgraceful behavior, infamy”) (dialectal)
- скърня́ (skǎrnjá, “to trim, to cut umbilical cord”) (dialectal, doublet of Russian borrowing скверня́ (skvernjá, “to dishonor”))
- скърна́в (skǎrnáv, “skittish, capricious, malicious”)
References
- скръндза in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- скръндза in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (2002), “скръндза”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 708