дреболия

Bulgarian

Etymology

From an obsolete дре́боля (drébolja, to shred, to shatter, to gut) +‎ -ия (-ija). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *drebъ.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ijɐ

Noun

дреболи́я • (drebolíjaf

  1. trifle, bagatelle (tiny, insignificant detail or nuance)
  2. (pluralia tantum) haslet, intestines
    пи́лешки/а́гнешки дреболи́иpíleški/ágneški drebolíichicken/lamb haslet

Declension

Declension of дреболи́я
singular plural
indefinite дреболи́я
drebolíja
дреболи́и
drebolíi
definite дреболи́ята
drebolíjata
дреболи́ите
drebolíite
  • дре́бен (drében, tiny, small, insignificant)
  • дребосъ́к (drebosǎ́k, midget)
  • дроб (drob, fraction; lung, liver)

References

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