безмълвен

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From без- (bez-, without) +‎ мълвя (mǎlvja, to speak quietly, literary) +‎ -ен (-en).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛzˈmɤɫvɛn]
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Adjective

безмъ́лвен • (bezmǎ́lven)

  1. (of a person) mute, silent (seldom or never speaking)
    Synonyms: ням (njam), безгла́сен (bezglásen)
  2. (of a place) silent
  3. taciturn (preferring to stay quiet)
  4. voiceless; unvocal (whose voice is not raised, or is not heard)

Declension

Declension of безмъ́лвен (no comparative)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite безмъ́лвен
bezmǎ́lven
безмъ́лвна
bezmǎ́lvna
безмъ́лвно
bezmǎ́lvno
безмъ́лвни
bezmǎ́lvni
definite
(subject form)
безмъ́лвният
bezmǎ́lvnijat
безмъ́лвната
bezmǎ́lvnata
безмъ́лвното
bezmǎ́lvnoto
безмъ́лвните
bezmǎ́lvnite
definite
(object form)
безмъ́лвния
bezmǎ́lvnija

References

  • безмълвен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • безмълвен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010