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Bulgarian
Etymology
Result noun of onomatopoeic гра́я (grája, “to conjure a call, to play music”) + -й (-j), from Proto-Slavic *grajь.
Pronunciation
Noun
грай • (graj) m
- (dialectal, music) tune, melody
- Synonyms: мело́дия (melódija), напе́в (napév)
Declension
Declension of грай
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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грай
graj
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гра́ове
gráove
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definite
(subject form)
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гра́ят
grájat
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гра́овете
gráovete
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definite
(object form)
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гра́я
grája
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| count form
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гра́я
grája
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Derived terms
- гра́ен (gráen, “delightful, pleasant, neat (for state or result)”) (dialectal)
Related terms
- грак (grak), грач (grač, “caw, croak, uproar”)
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 272
Russian
Pronunciation
Verb
грай • (graj)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of гра́ять (grájatʹ)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Verb
грай • (hraj)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of гра́ти (hráty)