нуря

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nurati (a/j-conjugation).

Pronunciation

Verb

ну́ря (núrja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ну́рна) (obsolete)

  1. (transitive) to dip, to nod
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to grub, to nuzzle the soil with one's snout (of swine and other animals)
  3. (reflexive with се) to dive into water

Usage notes

In the modern language, this verb has been superseded by its derivative гму́ря (gmúrja), гму́ркам (gmúrkam), formed under the influence of гу́рам (gúram, to bathe, to submerge in water).

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • ну́ра (núra)with reanalyzed a/C-conjugation, in Western dialects
  • ну́рам се (núram se)with generalized a-conjugation

Derived terms

  • Неври (Nevri, Neuri) (ancient tribe, predecessor of Slavs, possibly cognate)

References

Russian

Pronunciation

Participle

нуря́ (nurjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of нури́ть (nurítʹ)