бърлив
/[bɐrˈlif]/
Bulgarianadj
Definitions
- 1.dialectalslangone which turns left and right, which acts confusedly
(figuratively) → bewildered, confused, disoriented
(by extension) → suffering from neurological disorder
- 2.dialectalslangcrazy, deranged, with screwed head
- 3.dialectalslangspiteful, ill-tempered
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- въртогла́в
- ша́шав
- сма́хнат
- побъ́ркан
- злонра́вен
- спри́хав
Related words (4)
- бъ́рльо
- бърло́г
- бърло́га
- бъ́рляв
Etymology
BER derives it from dialectal бъ́рла (bǎ́rla, “muzzle”) + -ив (-iv). Onomatopoeic or expressive origin via dialectal бърле́я (bǎrléja, “to vex”) are also possiblе, at least formally. Similar construction is attested with дъ́рля се (dǎ́rlja se, “to brawl, to clash”) → дърли́в (dǎrlív, “bickering, easily triggered (of personality)”). Compare further Serbo-Croatian bŕlja (“puddle”), bŕljati (“to muddle”) or Slovene brljȁv (“faint, blurry”), brlẹ́ti (“to be blurry, to dwindle”).
Forms
- бърли́вcanonical
- bǎrlívromanization
- бодли́вindefinite • masculine • singular
- бодли́ваfeminine • indefinite • singular
- бодли́воindefinite • neuter • singular
- бодли́виindefinite • plural
- бодли́виятdefinite • masculine • singular • subjective
- бодли́ватаdefinite • feminine • singular • subjective
- бодли́вотоdefinite • neuter • singular • subjective
- бодли́витеdefinite • plural • subjective
- бодли́вияdefinite • masculine • objective • singular
- бодли́ватаdefinite • feminine • objective • singular
- бодли́вотоdefinite • neuter • objective • singular
- бодли́витеdefinite • objective • plural
- по́-бодли́вindefinite • masculine • singular
- по́-бодли́ваfeminine • indefinite • singular
- по́-бодли́воindefinite • neuter • singular
- по́-бодли́виindefinite • plural
- по́-бодли́виятdefinite • masculine • singular • subjective
- по́-бодли́ватаdefinite • feminine • singular • subjective
- по́-бодли́вотоdefinite • neuter • singular • subjective
- по́-бодли́витеdefinite • plural • subjective
- по́-бодли́вияdefinite • masculine • objective • singular
- по́-бодли́ватаdefinite • feminine • objective • singular
- по́-бодли́вотоdefinite • neuter • objective • singular
- по́-бодли́витеdefinite • objective • plural
- на́й-бодли́вindefinite • masculine • singular
- на́й-бодли́ваfeminine • indefinite • singular
- на́й-бодли́воindefinite • neuter • singular
- на́й-бодли́виindefinite • plural
- на́й-бодли́виятdefinite • masculine • singular • subjective
- на́й-бодли́ватаdefinite • feminine • singular • subjective
- на́й-бодли́вотоdefinite • neuter • singular • subjective
- на́й-бодли́витеdefinite • plural • subjective
- на́й-бодли́вияdefinite • masculine • objective • singular
- на́й-бодли́ватаdefinite • feminine • objective • singular
- на́й-бодли́вотоdefinite • neuter • objective • singular
- на́й-бодли́витеdefinite • objective • plural