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Bulgarian
Etymology
Contraction of кафе (kafe, “coffee”) + -ав (-av), attested since the 18th–19th century. Compare Macedonian кафеав (kafeav).
Replaced the native Bulgarian смядов (smjadov).
Pronunciation
Adjective
кафя́в • (kafjáv)
- brown (color)
- кафяв:
- кафя́ва чу́ма ― kafjáva čúma ― brown plague (Hitlerism)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | кафя́в kafjáv |
кафя́ва kafjáva |
кафя́во kafjávo |
кафя́ви kafjávi |
| definite (subject form) |
кафя́вият kafjávijat |
кафя́вата kafjávata |
кафя́вото kafjávoto |
кафя́вите kafjávite |
| definite (object form) |
кафя́вия kafjávija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | по́-кафя́в pó-kafjáv |
по́-кафя́ва pó-kafjáva |
по́-кафя́во pó-kafjávo |
по́-кафя́ви pó-kafjávi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-кафя́вият pó-kafjávijat |
по́-кафя́вата pó-kafjávata |
по́-кафя́вото pó-kafjávoto |
по́-кафя́вите pó-kafjávite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-кафя́вия pó-kafjávija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | на́й-кафя́в náj-kafjáv |
на́й-кафя́ва náj-kafjáva |
на́й-кафя́во náj-kafjávo |
на́й-кафя́ви náj-kafjávi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-кафя́вият náj-kafjávijat |
на́й-кафя́вата náj-kafjávata |
на́й-кафя́вото náj-kafjávoto |
на́й-кафя́вите náj-kafjávite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-кафя́вия náj-kafjávija | |||
Alternative forms
See also
| бял (bjal) | сив (siv), сяр (sjar), сур (sur), грив (griv) | черен (čeren), вран (vran), вакъл (vakǎl), смугъл (smugǎl) |
| ален (alen); червен (červen), румен (rumen), риж (riž); багър (bagǎr) | оранжев (oranžev), гранив (graniv), руд (rud); кафяв (kafjav), смядов (smjadov) | жълт (žǎlt); бежов (bežov), кремав (kremav) |
| резедав (rezedav) | зелен (zelen) | |
| плав (plav) | небесносин (nebesnosin), лазурен (lazuren) | син (sin); модър (modǎr) |
| виолетов (violetov), вишняв (višnjav); индиго (indigo) | цикламен (ciklamen); лилав (lilav), пурпурен (purpuren) | розов (rozov) |
References
- “кафяв”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014