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Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Αὐγείας (Augeías, “Augeas”) + -ев (-ev, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
Adjective
авги́ев • (avgíev)
- Augean (pertaining to king Augeas)
Usage notes
- Principally only found in the collocation авгиеви обори (avgievi obori, “Augean stables”). Use referring directly to king Augeas or anyone else by the same name is much rarer.
- Does not bear the meaning of "Herculean", nor of "filthy", as in English.
Declension
Declension of авги́ев (no comparative)
Derived terms
References
- “авгиев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “авгиев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “авгиев”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 16