корав

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Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, кора́ (korá, “bark, crust”) +‎ -ав (-av), literally meaning “stiff like crust”.

Adjective

кора́в • (koráv) (diminutive кора́вичък)

rigid, firm, sturdy, stiff
(including figuratively) stern, tough, wholesome
кораво дърво (literally) ― koravo dǎrvo ― a stern wood

корав човек (figuratively) ― korav čovek ― a tough person

Declension

Positive forms of кора́в
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	кора́в koráv	кора́ва koráva	кора́во korávo	кора́ви korávi
definite (subject form)	кора́вият korávijat	кора́вата korávata	кора́вото korávoto	кора́вите korávite
definite (object form)	кора́вия korávija	кора́вата korávata	кора́вото korávoto	кора́вите korávite

Comparative forms of кора́в
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-кора́в pó-koráv	по́-кора́ва pó-koráva	по́-кора́во pó-korávo	по́-кора́ви pó-korávi
definite (subject form)	по́-кора́вият pó-korávijat	по́-кора́вата pó-korávata	по́-кора́вото pó-korávoto	по́-кора́вите pó-korávite
definite (object form)	по́-кора́вия pó-korávija	по́-кора́вата pó-korávata	по́-кора́вото pó-korávoto	по́-кора́вите pó-korávite

Superlative forms of кора́в
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-кора́в náj-koráv	на́й-кора́ва náj-koráva	на́й-кора́во náj-korávo	на́й-кора́ви náj-korávi
definite (subject form)	на́й-кора́вият náj-korávijat	на́й-кора́вата náj-korávata	на́й-кора́вото náj-korávoto	на́й-кора́вите náj-korávite
definite (object form)	на́й-кора́вия náj-korávija	на́й-кора́вата náj-korávata	на́й-кора́вото náj-korávoto	на́й-кора́вите náj-korávite

Derived terms

verbs

(stative) кораве́я се (koravéja se)
(causative-iterative) кора́вя (korávja)

nouns

(agent noun) корава́к (koravák)
(instrumental noun) ко́равец (kóravec)
(abstract noun) коравина́ (koraviná)
(resultant noun) корави́ца (koravíca)
(abstract noun) кора́вост (korávost)

References

“корав”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“корав”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nayden Gerov (1897) “кора́вꙑй; -въ, -ва, -во”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. ‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 398
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “корав”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 627

Anagrams

раков (rakov)

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