мърт

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrtъ. Synchronically represents a fossilized t-participle of мра (mra, “to die”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

мъ́рт • (mǎ́rt) (dated, obsolete)

alternative form of мъ́ртъв (mǎ́rtǎv): dead, deceased, perished

Declension

Positive forms of мърт
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	мърт mǎrt	мъ́рта mǎ́rta	мъ́рто mǎ́rto	мъ́рти mǎ́rti
definite (subject form)	мъ́ртият mǎ́rtijat	мъ́ртата mǎ́rtata	мъ́ртото mǎ́rtoto	мъ́ртите mǎ́rtite
definite (object form)	мъ́ртия mǎ́rtija	мъ́ртата mǎ́rtata	мъ́ртото mǎ́rtoto	мъ́ртите mǎ́rtite

Comparative forms of мърт
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-мъ́рт pó-mǎ́rt	по́-мъ́рта pó-mǎ́rta	по́-мъ́рто pó-mǎ́rto	по́-мъ́рти pó-mǎ́rti
definite (subject form)	по́-мъ́ртият pó-mǎ́rtijat	по́-мъ́ртата pó-mǎ́rtata	по́-мъ́ртото pó-mǎ́rtoto	по́-мъ́ртите pó-mǎ́rtite
definite (object form)	по́-мъ́ртия pó-mǎ́rtija	по́-мъ́ртата pó-mǎ́rtata	по́-мъ́ртото pó-mǎ́rtoto	по́-мъ́ртите pó-mǎ́rtite

Superlative forms of мърт
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-мъ́рт náj-mǎ́rt	на́й-мъ́рта náj-mǎ́rta	на́й-мъ́рто náj-mǎ́rto	на́й-мъ́рти náj-mǎ́rti
definite (subject form)	на́й-мъ́ртият náj-mǎ́rtijat	на́й-мъ́ртата náj-mǎ́rtata	на́й-мъ́ртото náj-mǎ́rtoto	на́й-мъ́ртите náj-mǎ́rtite
definite (object form)	на́й-мъ́ртия náj-mǎ́rtija	на́й-мъ́ртата náj-mǎ́rtata	на́й-мъ́ртото náj-mǎ́rtoto	на́й-мъ́ртите náj-mǎ́rtite

Derived terms

мъ́ртство (mǎ́rtstvo), умъ́ртие (umǎ́rtie, “death”) (abstract nouns, dated/obsolete)
мърте́л (mǎrtél, “corpse, body of dead creature”) (dialectal)
мъ́ртен (mǎ́rten) (secondary formation, extened with suffix -ен (-en))

Related terms

мърл (mǎrl), мърлу́шав (mǎrlúšav, “drained, worn-out, tardy”)
мъ́рха (mǎ́rha) (dialectal), мъ́рша (mǎ́rša, “carrion”)

References

Nayden Gerov (1899) “мрь́тнꙑй, -тьнъ, -тна, -тно”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. ‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 89
Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мърт”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 420

Further reading

“оумрьтьѥ”, in Старобългарски речник (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

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