грижа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

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Noun

гри́жа • (gríža) f (diminutive гри́жица)

1. trouble, bother, fuss, cumbrance

   бера грижи (idiom) ― bera griži ― to be concerned (literally, “to gather troubles”)

2. worry, anxiety, uneasiness, alert (emotional state caused by trouble or cumbrance)

   Synonyms: безпоко́йство (bezpokójstvo), трево́га (trevóga)

3. (by semantic shift) care, concern, mindfulness

   полагам грижи за ... ― polagam griži za ... ― to bestow cares on ...

   лишен от родителска грижа ― lišen ot roditelska griža ― deprived of parents' care

Declension

Derived terms

• гри́жа се (gríža se, “to take care of”)
• грижо́вен (grižóven, “caring”), грижли́в (grižlív, “careful, attentive”)
  • грижо́вност (grižóvnost), грижли́вост (grižlívost) (abstract nouns)

Related terms

• гриза́ (grizá, “to gnaw, to nibble”)

References

• “грижа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “грижа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “грꙑ́жꙗ”, 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 253
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грижа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 282

Macedonian

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Noun

грижа • (griža) f

1. care, concern, worry

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From гри̏сти.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrîʒa/
• Hyphenation: гри‧жа

Noun

гри̏жа f (Latin spelling grȉža)

1. dysentery
2. qualms (of conscience)
3. rocky or waterless area

Declension

References

• “грижа” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

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грижа

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

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гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, nominative plural гри́жі, genitive plural гриж)

1. (pathology) hernia

Declension

Noun

гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, uncountable)

1. (dialectal) woe; worry

   Synonyms: журба́ f (žurbá, “woe”), турбо́та f (turbóta, “worry”)

Declension

References

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “грижа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “грижа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “грижа”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “грижа”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “грижа”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “грижа”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “грижа”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)