диря
/[ˈdirʲɐ] | [ˈdirʲɐ] | [ˈdirʲɐ]/
Bulgariannounverb
Definitions
- 1.crack, notch (remnant or result of tearing)
- 2.trace, trail
хващам/ловя дирята някому
hvaštam/lovja dirjata njakomu — to catch/hunt for one's trail
- 3.mark, scar, vestige
Куче влачи, диря няма.
Kuče vlači, dirja njama. — to avoid responsibilities
- 4.to look for, to seek, to explore
- 5.(+ dative pronoun) to ask for, to dare, to call out
диря си боя / белята
dirja si boja / beljata — to ask for spanking / trouble
- 6.to follow a trace, to trail
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- нади́ре
- отди́ре
- поди́ре
- доди́ря
- доди́рвам
- доди́рям
- зади́ря
- зади́рвам
- зади́рям
- изди́ря
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *diřa (given as *dyřa in Gerov's dictionary).
Forms
- ди́ряcanonical • feminine
- dírjaromanization
- ди́ркаdiminutive
- ди́ряindefinite • singular
- ди́риindefinite • plural • rare
- ди́рятаdefinite • singular
- ди́ритеdefinite • plural • rare
- ди́раalternative