подмазвач

Bulgarian

Etymology

подма́звам се (podmázvam se, “to act obsequiously, to wheedle”) +‎ -ач (-ač)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [podmɐˈzvat͡ʃ]

Noun

подмазва́ч • (podmazváč) m (feminine подмазва́чка)

  1. (disapproving) sycophant, wheedler (one who uses flattery towards an authoritative figure in order to gain benefit)

Declension

Declension of подмазва́ч
singular plural
indefinite подмазва́ч
podmazváč 		подмазва́чи
podmazváči
definite
(subject form) 		подмазва́чът
podmazváčǎt 		подмазва́чите
podmazváčite
definite
(object form) 		подмазва́ча
podmazváča
vocative form подмазва́чо
podmazváčo 		подмазва́чи
podmazváči

References

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