мърля

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrliti (to besmirch, to soil), distantly akin to English smear. Some dictionaries distinguish the meaning “to besmirch” from “to fertilize”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɤrlʲɐ]

Verb

мъ́рля • (mǎ́rlja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (transitive, obsolescent) to stroke, to prod, to besmirch
    1. to accidentally hit / injure a part of one's body (finger, toe, head, elbow)
    2. to make messy, to tarnish, to put into disarray
    3. (colloquial) to make blunt, blurry or dull
  2. (transitive) to impregnate, to fertilize (for livestock and animals in general)
  3. (reflexive with се) to be in rut (of female livestock)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • мъ́рлям (mǎ́rljam)ja-conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • замърля pf (zamǎrlja), замърлям impf (zamǎrljam)
  • омърля pf (omǎrlja), омърлям impf (omǎrljam)
  • премърля pf (premǎrlja), премърлям impf (premǎrljam)
  • размърля pf (razmǎrlja), размърлям impf (razmǎrljam)
  • смърля pf (smǎrlja), смърлям impf (smǎrljam)
  • умърля pf (umǎrlja), умърлям impf (umǎrljam)
nouns
  • (agent noun) мъ́рла f (mǎ́rla)
  • (agent noun) мърли́ца (mǎrlíca, sheep, cow in rut)
  • (agent noun) мъ́рльо m (mǎ́rljo)
  • (agent noun) мърля́ч m (mǎrljáč)
  • (agent noun) мърля́чка f (mǎrljáčka)
adjectives

See also

  • мърл (mǎrl, exhausted) (obsolete)
    • мърлу́ха (mǎrlúha, wretch)
    • мърли́в (mǎrlív, tardy, sluggish) (dialectal)

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