BER derives it from dialectal бъ́рла (bǎ́rla, “muzzle”) + -ив (-iv). Onomatopoeic or expressive origin via dialectal бърле́я (bǎrléja, “to vex”) are also possiblе, at least formally. Similar construction is attested with дъ́рля се (dǎ́rlja se, “to brawl, to clash”) → дърли́в (dǎrlív, “bickering, easily triggered (of personality)”).
Compare further Serbo-Croatian bŕlja (“puddle”), bŕljati (“to muddle”) or Slovene brljȁv (“faint, blurry”), brlẹ́ti (“to be blurry, to dwindle”).
бърли́в • (bǎrlív) (dialectal, slang)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | бодли́в bodlív |
бодли́ва bodlíva |
бодли́во bodlívo |
бодли́ви bodlívi |
| definite (subject form) |
бодли́вият bodlívijat |
бодли́вата bodlívata |
бодли́вото bodlívoto |
бодли́вите bodlívite |
| definite (object form) |
бодли́вия bodlívija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | по́-бодли́в pó-bodlív |
по́-бодли́ва pó-bodlíva |
по́-бодли́во pó-bodlívo |
по́-бодли́ви pó-bodlívi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-бодли́вият pó-bodlívijat |
по́-бодли́вата pó-bodlívata |
по́-бодли́вото pó-bodlívoto |
по́-бодли́вите pó-bodlívite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-бодли́вия pó-bodlívija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | на́й-бодли́в náj-bodlív |
на́й-бодли́ва náj-bodlíva |
на́й-бодли́во náj-bodlívo |
на́й-бодли́ви náj-bodlívi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-бодли́вият náj-bodlívijat |
на́й-бодли́вата náj-bodlívata |
на́й-бодли́вото náj-bodlívoto |
на́й-бодли́вите náj-bodlívite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-бодли́вия náj-bodlívija | |||