скръндза
/[ˈskrɤndzɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.colloquialscrooge, cheapskate, stingy person
Не бъди скръ́ндза!
Ne bǎdi skrǎ́ndza! — Don't be stingy!
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- скъпе́рник
- сти́пца
Related words (4)
- скре́жав
- скъ́рчав
- скърня́
- скърна́в
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).
Forms
- скръ́ндзаcanonical • masculine
- skrǎ́ndzaromanization
- скръ́ндзавadjective • relational
- скръ́ндзаindefinite • singular
- скръ́ндзиindefinite • plural
- скръ́ндзатаdefinite • singular
- скръ́ндзитеdefinite • plural
- скръ́нзаalternative • colloquial
- скри́нзаalternative • dialectal
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Vocative | скръ́ндзо (archaic) | скръ́ндзи (archaic) |
Vocative
Singular
скръ́ндзо (archaic)
Plural
скръ́ндзи (archaic)