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грив

/[ɡrif]/
Bulgarianadj

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalpolytonous gray (with varying shades of gray)
  2. 2.
    dialectalblack-and-white, variegated

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

According to Georgiev (BER), of Thracian origin ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾ʰreh₁wos (the shift Thr. *-ē- > Bulg. -и- is also reflected in Bulgarian Пловдив (Plovdiv) from an earlier Pulpudēva), cognate with Proto-Germanic *grēwaz, Latin rāvus. Also inherited in dialectal Romanian griv (“variegated”), dialectal Greek γρίβος (grívos, “pale gray”).

Forms

  • grivromanization
  • гривindefinite • masculine • singular
  • гри́ваfeminine • indefinite • singular
  • гри́воindefinite • neuter • singular
  • гри́виindefinite • plural
  • гри́виятdefinite • masculine • singular • subjective
  • гри́ватаdefinite • feminine • singular • subjective
  • гри́вотоdefinite • neuter • singular • subjective
  • гри́витеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • гри́вияdefinite • masculine • objective • singular
  • гри́ватаdefinite • feminine • objective • singular
  • гри́вотоdefinite • neuter • objective • singular
  • гри́витеdefinite • objective • plural
  • по́-гри́вindefinite • masculine • singular
  • по́-гри́ваfeminine • indefinite • singular
  • по́-гри́воindefinite • neuter • singular
  • по́-гри́виindefinite • plural
  • по́-гри́виятdefinite • masculine • singular • subjective
  • по́-гри́ватаdefinite • feminine • singular • subjective
  • по́-гри́вотоdefinite • neuter • singular • subjective
  • по́-гри́витеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • по́-гри́вияdefinite • masculine • objective • singular
  • по́-гри́ватаdefinite • feminine • objective • singular
  • по́-гри́вотоdefinite • neuter • objective • singular
  • по́-гри́витеdefinite • objective • plural
  • на́й-гри́вindefinite • masculine • singular
  • на́й-гри́ваfeminine • indefinite • singular
  • на́й-гри́воindefinite • neuter • singular
  • на́й-гри́виindefinite • plural
  • на́й-гри́виятdefinite • masculine • singular • subjective
  • на́й-гри́ватаdefinite • feminine • singular • subjective
  • на́й-гри́вотоdefinite • neuter • singular • subjective
  • на́й-гри́витеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • на́й-гри́вияdefinite • masculine • objective • singular
  • на́й-гри́ватаdefinite • feminine • objective • singular
  • на́й-гри́вотоdefinite • neuter • objective • singular
  • на́й-гри́витеdefinite • objective • plural

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