гримаса

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French grimace.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation(key): гри‧ма‧са

Noun

грима́са (grimásaf

  1. grimace

Declension

Declension of грима́са
singular plural
indefinite грима́са
grimása
грима́си
grimási
definite грима́сата
grimásata
грима́сите
grimásite

References

  • гримаса”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гримаса”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

гримаса (grimasaf (diminutive гримасичка)

  1. grimace

Declension

Declension of гримаса
singular plural
indefinite гримаса (grimasa) гримаси (grimasi)
definite unspecified гримасата (grimasata) гримасите (grimasite)
definite proximal гримасава (grimasava) гримасиве (grimasive)
definite distal гримасана (grimasana) гримасине (grimasine)
vocative гримасо (grimaso) гримаси (grimasi)

Russian

гримаса

Etymology

Borrowed from German Grimasse, from French grimace.

Pronunciation

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Noun

грима́са (grimásaf inan (genitive грима́сы, nominative plural грима́сы, genitive plural грима́с)

  1. grimace (a distortion of the countenance)
    Synonym: ужи́мка (užímka)
    • 1840, Mikhail Lermontov, “II. Княжна Мери”, in A Hero of Our Time:
      Впрочем, очень понятно, что ей стало тебя жалко: ты сделал такую ужасную гримасу, когда ступил на простреленную ногу…
      Vpročem, očenʹ ponjatno, što jej stalo tebja žalko: ty sdelal takuju užasnuju grimasu, kogda stupil na prostrelennuju nogu…
      It is quite easy, however, to understand that she pitied you; you made such a terrible grimace when you walked on the wounded foot...

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrimǎsa/
  • Hyphenation: гри‧ма‧са

Noun

грима̀са f (Latin spelling grimàsa)

  1. grimace

Declension

Declension of гримаса
singular plural
nominative грима̀са гримасе
genitive гримасе грима́са̄
dative гримаси гримасама
accusative гримасу гримасе
vocative гримасо гримасе
locative гримаси гримасама
instrumental гримасом гримасама