брия

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *briti, nowadays obsolete. Superseded by synonymous Bulgarian бръ́сна (brǎ́sna).

Pronunciation

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Verb

бри́я • (bríja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective бри́вам) (dated)

(transitive) to shave, to trim (beard or fur)
Synonyms: бръ́сна (brǎ́sna), (dialectal) бри́ча (bríča)
(reflexive with се) to have one's beard shaved (usually by oneself)

Conjugation

Conjugation of бри́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	бри́ещ bríešt	брил bril	бри́ел bríel	брит brit		бри́ейки bríejki
	definite subject form	бри́ещият bríeštijat	бри́лият brílijat	—	бри́тият brítijat
	definite object form	бри́ещия bríeštija	бри́лия brílija	—	бри́тия brítija
feminine	indefinite	бри́еща bríešta	бри́ла bríla	бри́ела bríela	бри́та bríta
feminine	definite	бри́ещата bríeštata	бри́лата brílata	—	бри́тата brítata
neuter	indefinite	бри́ещо bríešto	бри́ло brílo	бри́ело bríelo	бри́то bríto	бри́ене bríene
neuter	definite	бри́ещото bríeštoto	бри́лото bríloto	—	бри́тото brítoto	бри́енето bríeneto
plural	indefinite	бри́ещи bríešti	бри́ли bríli	бри́ели bríeli	бри́ти bríti	бри́ения, бри́енета bríenija, bríeneta
plural	definite	бри́ещите bríeštite	бри́лите brílite	—	бри́тите brítite	бри́енията, бри́енетата bríenijata, bríenetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		бри́я bríja	бри́еш bríeš	бри́е bríe	бри́ем bríem	бри́ете bríete	бри́ят bríjat
imperfect		бри́ех bríeh	бри́еше bríeše	бри́еше bríeše	бри́ехме bríehme	бри́ехте bríehte	бри́еха bríeha
aorist		брих brih	бри bri	бри bri	бри́хме bríhme	бри́хте bríhte	бри́ха bríha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and бри́ел m, бри́ела f, бри́ело n, or бри́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and бри́ел m, бри́ела f, бри́ело n, or бри́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бри́ел m, бри́ела f, бри́ело n, or бри́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and брил m, бри́ла f, бри́ло n, or бри́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			брий brij			бри́йте bríjte

Derived terms

добри́я pf (dobríja), добри́вам impf (dobrívam)
забри́я pf (zabríja), забри́вам impf (zabrívam)
избри́я pf (izbríja), избри́вам impf (izbrívam)
бри́на (brína, “trimmed wool”) (dialectal)
бри́тва (brítva, “old-style pocket knife, razor”) (historical)
брич (brič, “blade, razor”)

Related terms

бри́дам (brídam, “to untangle, to untie”) (dialectal)
бридя́ (bridjá, “to bite, to chill (for wind)”) (dialectal)
бри́дък (brídǎk, “bitter, pungent”), бри́дост (brídost, “bitterness”) (obsolete)
бро́й (brój, “count”)
- броя́ (brojá, “to count”)

References

“брия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 79
Nayden Gerov (1895) “бри́ѭ, -ешь; брилъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 71