нуря

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nurati (a/j-conjugation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnurʲɐ]

Verb

ну́ря • (núrja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ну́рна) (obsolete)

  1. (transitive) to dip, to nod
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to grub, to nuzzle the soil with one's snout (of swine and other animals)
  3. (reflexive with се) to dive into water

Usage notes

In the modern language, this verb has been superseded by its derivative гму́ря (gmúrja), гму́ркам (gmúrkam), formed under the influence of гу́рам (gúram, to bathe, to submerge in water).

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • ну́ра (núra)with reanalyzed a/C-conjugation, in Western dialects
  • ну́рам се (núram se)with generalized a-conjugation

Derived terms

  • гмуря се pf (gmurja se), гмурвам се impf (gmurvam se, to plunge) (blend of *kъnurati and гу́рам (gúram))
  • зануря се pf (zanurja se), занурвам се impf (zanurvam se) (dialectal)
  • изнуря се pf (iznurja se), изнурявам се impf (iznurjavam se, to succumb, to get tired)
  • нануря се pf (nanurja se), нанурвам се impf (nanurvam se) (dialectal)
  • ну́рвам (núrvam), ну́ркам (núrkam) (semelfactive)
  • ну́рец (núrec, grebe) (type of waterbird)
  • ну́рка (núrka, mink, literally “plunger”) (dialectal)
  • ну́ряк (núrjak, scavenger) (dialectal)
  • понуря pf (ponurja), понурям impf (ponurjam) (dialectal)
  • Неври (Nevri, Neuri) (ancient tribe, predecessor of Slavs, possibly cognate)

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “нура, нуря”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 705

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʊˈrʲa]

Participle

нуря́ • (nurjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of нури́ть (nurítʹ)