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глезя

/[ˈɡlɛzʲɐ]/
Bulgarianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to fondle, to coddle, to pamper, to cosset (to treat with excessive care)
  2. 2.
    to spoil, to indulge
  3. 3.
    to satiate, to pamper one's own needs; to act without constraints

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • наглезя
  • наглезвам
  • поглезя
  • поглезвам
  • разглезя
  • разглезвам
  • глезо́тя
  • гле́зльо
  • гле́зла

Etymology

No exact cognates in other Slavic languages, however, formally resembles Lithuanian glèžti (“to caress”) and Lithuanian gleižioti (“to smear, to anoint”), gleižùs (“slimy, greasy”). A connection with Old Norse kløkkr (“soft, pliable, yielding”), Lithuanian glẽžnas (“tender, soft, limp”) and Hittite 𒂵𒆷𒀝𒋻 (“(opium) poppy, balm?”) has been proposed by Oettinger, from *gleǵ- “weak, soft”. Kloekhorst nevertheless argues that “Although ON kløkkr indeed seems to point to a root *gleǵ-”, Lith. glẽžnas can only reflect *gleǵʰ- because of the absence of Winter’s Law (we would have expect *gleǵ- to have yielded Lith. **glẽž-). If both forms are indeed cognate, we have to assume that the geminate -kk- in ON is due to Kluge’s Law (any stop followed by an *n (*-Tn-) yields a voiceless geminate (-tt-))”.

Forms

  • гле́зейкиadverbial • feminine • indefinite • participle
  • гле́зещатаactive • definite • feminine • participle • present
  • гле́зилатаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • глези́латаactive • aorist • definite • feminine • participle • past
  • -active • definite • feminine • imperfect • participle • past
  • гле́зенатаdefinite • feminine • participle • passive • past
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • definite • feminine • participle
  • гле́зещоactive • indefinite • neuter • participle • present
  • гле́зилоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • глези́лоactive • aorist • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • гле́зелоactive • imperfect • indefinite • neuter • participle • past
  • гле́зеноindefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • гле́зенеindefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • indefinite • neuter • participle
  • гле́зещотоactive • definite • neuter • participle • present
  • гле́зилотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • глези́лотоactive • aorist • definite • neuter • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • neuter • participle • past
  • гле́зенотоdefinite • neuter • participle • passive • past
  • гле́зенетоdefinite • neuter • noun-from-verb
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • definite • neuter • participle
  • гле́зещиactive • indefinite • participle • plural • present
  • гле́зилиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • глези́лиactive • aorist • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • гле́зелиactive • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past • plural
  • гле́зениindefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • гле́зя first-singular present indicative orcanonical • imperfective
  • glézjaromanization
  • гле́зещactive • indefinite • masculine • participle • present
  • гле́зилactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • глези́лactive • aorist • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • гле́зелactive • imperfect • indefinite • masculine • participle • past
  • гле́зенindefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • indefinite • masculine • participle
  • гле́зещиятactive • definite • masculine • participle • present • subjective
  • гле́зилиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • глези́лиятactive • aorist • definite • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • participle • past • subjective
  • гле́зениятdefinite • masculine • participle • passive • past • subjective
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • definite • masculine • participle • subjective
  • гле́зещияactive • definite • masculine • objective • participle • present
  • гле́зилияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • глези́лияactive • aorist • definite • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • -active • definite • imperfect • masculine • objective • participle • past
  • гле́зенияdefinite • masculine • objective • participle • passive • past
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • definite • masculine • objective • participle
  • гле́зещаactive • feminine • indefinite • participle • present
  • гле́зилаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • глези́лаactive • aorist • feminine • indefinite • participle • past
  • гле́зелаactive • feminine • imperfect • indefinite • participle • past
  • гле́зенаfeminine • indefinite • participle • passive • past
  • гле́зенияindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • гле́зенетаindefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • indefinite • participle • plural
  • гле́зещитеactive • definite • participle • plural • present
  • гле́зилитеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • глези́литеactive • aorist • definite • participle • past • plural
  • -active • definite • imperfect • participle • past • plural
  • гле́зенитеdefinite • participle • passive • past • plural
  • гле́зениятаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • гле́зенетатаdefinite • noun-from-verb • plural
  • гле́зейкиadverbial • definite • participle • plural
  • гле́зяfirst-person • indicative • present • singular
  • гле́зишindicative • present • second-person • singular
  • гле́зиindicative • present • singular • third-person
  • гле́зимfirst-person • indicative • plural • present
  • гле́зитеindicative • plural • present • second-person
  • гле́зятindicative • plural • present • third-person
  • гле́зехfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • singular
  • гле́зешеimperfect • indicative • second-person • singular
  • гле́зешеimperfect • indicative • singular • third-person
  • гле́зехмеfirst-person • imperfect • indicative • plural
  • гле́зехтеimperfect • indicative • plural • second-person
  • гле́зехаimperfect • indicative • plural • third-person
  • гле́зихaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • глези́хaorist • first-person • indicative • singular
  • гле́зиaorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • глези́aorist • indicative • second-person • singular
  • гле́зиaorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • глези́aorist • indicative • singular • third-person
  • гле́зихмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • глези́хмеaorist • first-person • indicative • plural
  • гле́зихтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • глези́хтеaorist • indicative • plural • second-person
  • гле́зихаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • глези́хаaorist • indicative • plural • third-person
  • nonedubitative • past • perfect • present
  • глези́imperative • second-person • singular
  • глезе́теimperative • plural • second-person

Conjugation

I
гле́зя
you (sg)
гле́зиш
he/she/it
гле́зи
we
гле́зим
you (pl)
гле́зите
they
гле́зят

Other Forms

present active:гле́зейки, гле́зещата, гле́зейки, гле́зещо, гле́зейки, гле́зещото, гле́зейки, гле́зещи, гле́зещ, гле́зейки, гле́зещият, гле́зейки, гле́зещия, гле́зейки, гле́зеща, гле́зейки, гле́зещите, гле́зейки
aorist active:гле́зилата, глези́лата, гле́зило, глези́ло, гле́зилото, глези́лото, гле́зили, глези́ли, гле́зил, глези́л, гле́зилият, глези́лият, гле́зилия, глези́лия, гле́зила, глези́ла, гле́зилите, глези́лите
imperfect active:-, гле́зело, -, гле́зели, гле́зел, -, -, гле́зела, -
past passive:гле́зената, гле́зено, гле́зеното, гле́зени, гле́зен, гле́зеният, гле́зения, гле́зена, гле́зените

Full conjugation of глезя

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