гриза

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryzti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡriˈzɤ]
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Verb

гриза́ • (grizá) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective гри́зна)

  1. (transitive) to gnaw (at), to nibble (at), to eat into
    Гриза кора хляб. ― Griza kora hljab. ― To gnaw at/nibble a crust of bread.
    Гриза ноктите си. ― Griza noktite si. ― To gnaw/bite one's nails.
    Конят гризе юздата. ― Konjat grize juzdata. ― The horse is champing the bit.
  2. (transitive, figurative) to fester, to rankle, to fret
    някому го гризе съвестта ― njakomu go grize sǎvestta ― to feel remorse
    Какво те гризе? ― Kakvo te grize? ― What's bugging you?
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • гри́звам (grízvam) (semelfactive)
  • вгриза́ pf (vgrizá), вгри́звам impf (vgrízvam, “to sink one's teeth into”)
  • догриза́ pf (dogrizá), догри́звам impf (dogrízvam)
  • изгриза́ pf (izgrizá), изгри́звам impf (izgrízvam)
  • загриза́ pf (zagrizá), загри́звам impf (zagrízvam)
  • нагриза́ pf (nagrizá), нагри́звам impf (nagrízvam)
  • обгриза́ pf (obgrizá), обгри́звам impf (obgrízvam)
  • отгриза́ pf (otgrizá), отгри́зна pf (otgrízna), отгри́звам impf (otgrízvam, “to bite off”)
  • прегриза́ pf (pregrizá), прегри́зна pf (pregrízna), прегри́звам impf (pregrízvam, “to cut off with teeth”)
  • разгриза́ pf (razgrizá), разгри́звам impf (razgrízvam)
  • угриза́ pf (ugrizá), угри́звам impf (ugrízvam)

References

Etymology 2

From secondary Proto-Slavic *gryzati, syncretized into the conjugation of Etymology 1. Obsolete гри́зе is expected from titular *gryzti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrizɐ]

Verb

гри́за • (gríza)

  1. second-person singular aorist indicative of гриза́ (grizá)
  2. third-person singular aorist indicative of гриза́ (grizá)
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