мърморя

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mъrmoriti, whence also Serbo-Croatian мрморити, of onomatopoeic origin. For similar onomatopoeiae, compare English murmur, Albanian mërmërit, Latin murmurō, Ancient Greek μορμύρω (mormúrō).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation(key): мър‧мо‧ря

Verb

мърмо́ря (mǎrmórja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (intransitive)

  1. to murmur or mutter (usually) to oneself out of annoyance, displeasure, anger, etc.; to grumble
  2. to voice disapproval or displeasure in an annoying or intrusive way; to nag, to carp, to grouse
    Synonyms: ропта́я (roptája), негоду́вам (negodúvam)
  3. (with dative pronouns) to scold or patronize
    Synonym: мъ́мря (mǎ́mrja)

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References

  • мърморя”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мърморя”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мърморя”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 416