брия

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *briti, nowadays obsolete. Superseded by synonymous Bulgarian бръ́сна (brǎ́sna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrijɐ]
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Verb

бри́я • (bríja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective бри́вам) (dated)

  1. (transitive) to shave, to trim (beard or fur)
    Synonyms: бръ́сна (brǎ́sna), (dialectal) бри́ча (bríča)
  2. (reflexive with се) to have one's beard shaved (usually by oneself)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • добри́я pf (dobríja), добри́вам impf (dobrívam)
  • забри́я pf (zabríja), забри́вам impf (zabrívam)
  • избри́я pf (izbríja), избри́вам impf (izbrívam)
  • бри́на (brína, “trimmed wool”) (dialectal)
  • бри́тва (brítva, “old-style pocket knife, razor”) (historical)
  • брич (brič, “blade, razor”)
  • бри́дам (brídam, “to untangle, to untie”) (dialectal)
  • бридя́ (bridjá, “to bite, to chill (for wind)”) (dialectal)
  • бри́дък (brídǎk, “bitter, pungent”), бри́дост (brídost, “bitterness”) (obsolete)
  • бро́й (brój, “count”)

References

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