ревнив

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rьvьnivъ. Morphologically identical to ре́вен (réven, zeal) (dialectal) +‎ -ив (-iv). The meaning jealous is probably inherited from Old Church Slavonic рьвьнивъ (rĭvĭnivŭ), while the dialectal desirable is native.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛvˈnif]

Adjective

ревни́в • (revnív)

  1. jealous, envious (for person)
    Synonym: завистли́в (zavistlív)
  2. (dialectal, colloquial) desirable, likable (for object, land)

Declension

Positive forms of ревни́в
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite ревни́в
revnív
ревни́ва
revníva
ревни́во
revnívo
ревни́ви
revnívi
definite
(subject form)
ревни́вият
revnívijat
ревни́вата
revnívata
ревни́вото
revnívoto
ревни́вите
revnívite
definite
(object form)
ревни́вия
revnívija
Comparative forms of ревни́в
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-ревни́в
pó-revnív
по́-ревни́ва
pó-revníva
по́-ревни́во
pó-revnívo
по́-ревни́ви
pó-revnívi
definite
(subject form)
по́-ревни́вият
pó-revnívijat
по́-ревни́вата
pó-revnívata
по́-ревни́вото
pó-revnívoto
по́-ревни́вите
pó-revnívite
definite
(object form)
по́-ревни́вия
pó-revnívija
Superlative forms of ревни́в
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-ревни́в
náj-revnív
на́й-ревни́ва
náj-revníva
на́й-ревни́во
náj-revnívo
на́й-ревни́ви
náj-revnívi
definite
(subject form)
на́й-ревни́вият
náj-revnívijat
на́й-ревни́вата
náj-revnívata
на́й-ревни́вото
náj-revnívoto
на́й-ревни́вите
náj-revnívite
definite
(object form)
на́й-ревни́вия
náj-revnívija

Derived terms

  • ревни́вец (revnívec, jealous person)
  • ревни́вост (revnívost, jealousy)
  • ре́вна се pf (révna se, to like, to get a desire) (dialectal)
  • ревну́вам impf (revnúvam, to envy)
    • съревнова́ние (sǎrevnovánie, competition)
  • ре́вен (réven), ре́внове pl (révnove, zeal) (dialectal)
  • ре́вност (révnost, envy)

References

  • ревнив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ревнив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ревнив”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 199

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rʲɪvˈnʲif]

Adjective

ревни́в • (revnív)

  1. short masculine singular of ревни́вый (revnívyj)