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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.
Pronunciation
Noun
гри́жа • (gríža) f (diminutive гри́жица)
- trouble, bother, fuss, cumbrance
- бера грижи (idiom) ― bera griži ― to be concerned (literally, “to gather troubles”)
- worry, anxiety, uneasiness, alert (emotional state caused by trouble or cumbrance)
- Synonyms: безпоко́йство (bezpokójstvo), трево́га (trevóga)
- (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
- гриза́ (grizá, “to gnaw, to nibble”)
References
- “грижа”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “грижа”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “грꙑ́жꙗ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 253
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грижа”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 282
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
грижа • (griža) f
- care, concern, worry
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From гри̏сти.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrîʒa/
- Hyphenation: гри‧жа
Noun
гри̏жа f (Latin spelling grȉža)
- dysentery
- qualms (of conscience)
- rocky or waterless area
Declension
References
- “грижа”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, nominative plural гри́жі, genitive plural гриж)
- (pathology) hernia
Declension
Declension of гри́жа (inan semisoft fem-form accent-a)
Noun
гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, uncountable)
- (dialectal) woe; worry
- Synonyms: журба́ f (žurbá, “woe”), турбо́та f (turbóta, “worry”)
Declension
Declension of гри́жа (inan sg-only semisoft fem-form accent-a)
References
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “грижа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “грижа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (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)