крея
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рибарка-крея (1.1) 
чайка-крея (1.2) 
рибояд-крея (1.3)
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krěti, *krějati.
Pronunciation
Verb
кре́я • (kréja) first-singular present indicative, impf (poetic, dialectal)
- (intransitive) to wane, to wilt, to wither (of person, plant)
- (intransitive) to dwindle, to moulder (of fire)
- Synonym: тле́я (tléja)
- (intransitive) to deteriorate, to decay, to fade away (of state, operation)
- (intransitive, figurative) to barely exist, to subsist by a thread (of feeling, sense, memory)
Conjugation
Conjugation of кре́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, intransitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | кре́ещ kréešt |
крял krjal |
кре́ел kréel |
— | кре́ейки kréejki | |
| definite subject form | кре́ещият kréeštijat |
кре́лият krélijat |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | кре́ещия kréeštija |
кре́лия krélija |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | кре́еща kréešta |
кря́ла krjála |
кре́ела kréela |
— | ||
| definite | кре́ещата kréeštata |
кря́лата krjálata |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | кре́ещо kréešto |
кря́ло krjálo |
кре́ело kréelo |
— | кре́ене kréene | |
| definite | кре́ещото kréeštoto |
кря́лото krjáloto |
— | — | кре́енето kréeneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | кре́ещи kréešti |
кре́ли kréli |
кре́ели kréeli |
— | кре́ения, кре́енета kréenija, kréeneta | |
| definite | кре́ещите kréeštite |
кре́лите krélite |
— | — | кре́енията, кре́енетата kréenijata, kréenetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | кре́я kréja |
кре́еш kréeš |
кре́е krée |
кре́ем kréem |
кре́ете kréete |
кре́ят kréjat | |
| imperfect | кре́ех kréeh |
кре́еше kréeše |
кре́еше kréeše |
кре́ехме kréehme |
кре́ехте kréehte |
кре́еха kréeha | |
| aorist | крях krjah |
кря krja |
кря krja |
кря́хме krjáhme |
кря́хте krjáhte |
кря́ха krjáha | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| крей krej |
кре́йте kréjte |
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Conjugation of кре́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, intransitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | кре́ещ kréešt |
кре́ял, крея́л1 kréjal, krejál1 |
кре́ел kréel |
— | кре́ейки kréejki | |
| definite subject form | кре́ещият kréeštijat |
кре́ялият, крея́лият1 kréjalijat, krejálijat1 |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | кре́ещия kréeštija |
кре́ялия, крея́лия1 kréjalija, krejálija1 |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | кре́еща kréešta |
кре́яла, крея́ла1 kréjala, krejála1 |
кре́ела kréela |
— | ||
| definite | кре́ещата kréeštata |
кре́ялата, крея́лата1 kréjalata, krejálata1 |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | кре́ещо kréešto |
кре́яло, крея́ло1 kréjalo, krejálo1 |
кре́ело kréelo |
— | кре́ене kréene | |
| definite | кре́ещото kréeštoto |
кре́ялото, крея́лото1 kréjaloto, krejáloto1 |
— | — | кре́енето kréeneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | кре́ещи kréešti |
кре́яли, крея́ли1 kréjali, krejáli1 |
кре́ели kréeli |
— | кре́ения, кре́енета kréenija, kréeneta | |
| definite | кре́ещите kréeštite |
кре́ялите, крея́лите1 kréjalite, krejálite1 |
— | — | кре́енията, кре́енетата kréenijata, kréenetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | кре́я kréja |
кре́еш kréeš |
кре́е krée |
кре́ем kréem |
кре́ете kréete |
кре́ят kréjat | |
| imperfect | кре́ех kréeh |
кре́еше kréeše |
кре́еше kréeše |
кре́ехме kréehme |
кре́ехте kréehte |
кре́еха kréeha | |
| aorist | кре́ях, крея́х1 kréjah, krejáh1 |
кре́я, крея́1 kréja, krejá1 |
кре́я, крея́1 kréja, krejá1 |
кре́яхме, крея́хме1 kréjahme, krejáhme1 |
кре́яхте, крея́хте1 kréjahte, krejáhte1 |
кре́яха, крея́ха1 kréjaha, krejáha1 | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| крей krej |
кре́йте kréjte |
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1Dialectally marked.
Related terms
- кре́вам (krévam, “to lift, to depart, to advance”) (dialectal)
References
- “крея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “крея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “крѣѭ, -ешь”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 178
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *krěja／*kraja, cognate with Serbo-Croatian кре́ја (“jay, shriek”). Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Russian кра́чка (kráčka, “tern”).
Noun
кре́я • (kréja) f
Declension
Declension of кре́я
Alternative forms
- кра́я (krája)
Related terms
- кря́чка (krjáčka, “shriek”) (dialectal)
- крака́л (krakál), креа́л (kreál, “egret”) (dialectal)
- креща́лец (kreštálec, “water rail”)
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “края, крея”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 727