грижа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡriʒɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

гри́жа • (gríža) f (diminutive гри́жица)

  1. trouble, bother, fuss, cumbrance
    бера грижи (idiom) ― bera griži ― to be concerned (literally, “to gather troubles”)
  2. worry, anxiety, uneasiness, alert (emotional state caused by trouble or cumbrance)
    Synonyms: безпоко́йство (bezpokójstvo), трево́га (trevóga)
  3. (by semantic shift) care, concern, mindfulness
    полагам грижи за ... ― polagam griži za ... ― to bestow cares on ...
    лишен от родителска грижа ― lišen ot roditelska griža ― deprived of parents' care

Declension

Derived terms

References

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡriʒa]

Noun

грижа • (griža) f

  1. care, concern, worry

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From гри̏сти.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrîʒa/
  • Hyphenation: гри‧жа

Noun

гри̏жа f (Latin spelling grȉža)

  1. dysentery
  2. qualms (of conscience)
  3. rocky or waterless area

Declension

References

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦrɪʒɐ]

Noun

гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, nominative plural гри́жі, genitive plural гриж)

  1. (pathology) hernia

Declension

Noun

гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, uncountable)

  1. (dialectal) woe; worry
    Synonyms: журба́ f (žurbá, “woe”), турбо́та f (turbóta, “worry”)

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “грижа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 594

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