ревнив

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rьvьnivъ. Morphologically identical to ре́вен (réven, “zeal”) (dialectal) +‎ -ив (-iv). The meaning jealous is probably inherited from Old Church Slavonic рьвьнивъ (rĭvĭnivŭ), while the dialectal desirable is native.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛvˈnif]

Adjective

ревни́в • (revnív)

  1. jealous, envious (for person)
    Synonym: завистли́в (zavistlív)
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) desirable, likable (for object, land)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ревни́вец (revnívec, “jealous person”)
  • ревни́вост (revnívost, “jealousy”)
  • ре́вна се pf (révna se, “to like, to get a desire”) (dialectal)
  • ревну́вам impf (revnúvam, “to envy”)
    • съревнова́ние (sǎrevnovánie, “competition”)
  • ре́вен (réven), ре́внове pl (révnove, “zeal”) (dialectal)
  • ре́вност (révnost, “envy”)

References

  • “ревнив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “ревнив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ревнив”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 199

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rʲɪvˈnʲif]

Adjective

ревни́в • (revnív)

  1. short masculine singular of ревни́вый (revnívyj)
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