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Bulgarian
Etymology
From ма́жа (máža, “to smear, to anoint”) + -ен (-en).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ма́зен • (mázen) (adverb ма́зно, abstract noun ма́зност)
- fatty, oily, pinguid
- Synonyms: бла́жен (blážen), ло́ен (lóen), тлъст (tlǎst)
- greasy, fatty, mellow (for taste)
- ма́зно я́стие ― mázno jástie ― fat dish
- (chemistry) lipidic
- Synonym: липи́ден (lipíden)
- ма́зен газ ― mázen gaz ― alkane gas (containing methan and other alkane substances)
- ма́зна боя́ ― mázna bojá ― oil paint
- (dialectal) smooth, flat, sleek
- Synonym: гла́дък (gládǎk)
- (figurative, obsolete, with positive connotation) pleasant, glossy, lepid
- ма́зен глас ― mázen glas ― tender, pleasant voice
- (figurative, with negative connotation) deceitfully pleasant, hypocritical, obsequious, servile
- Synonyms: раболе́пен (rabolépen), угодли́в (ugodlív)
- ма́зен по́глед ― mázen pógled ― obsequious eyes
- ма́зен чо́век ― mázen čóvek ― fawning person
Declension
Comparative forms of ма́зен
Superlative forms of ма́зен
Derived terms
- ма́зня (máznja, “to smear, to fatten”), ма́зня се (máznja se, “to flatter, to sawder”)
- мазнина́ (mazniná, “fat, lepid”)
- мазноти́я (maznotíja, “greasiness”)
- мазни́к m (mazník), мазни́ца f (mazníca, “sycophant, toady”)
- ма́слен (máslen, “buttery, smearing”)
References
- “мазен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мазен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Adjective
мазен • (mazen) (comparative помазен, superlative најмазен, abstract noun мазнина)
- flat, smooth
- Synonym: гладок (gladok)
Declension
Comparative forms of мазен
Superlative forms of мазен
Participle
мазен • (mazen)
- masculine singular adjectival participle of мази (mazi)
Declension