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Bulgarian
Etymology
подма́звам се (podmázvam se, “to act obsequiously, to wheedle”) + -ач (-ač)
Pronunciation
Noun
подмазва́ч • (podmazváč) m (feminine подмазва́чка)
- (disapproving) sycophant, wheedler (one who uses flattery towards an authoritative figure in order to gain benefit)
Declension
- мазни́к (mazník, “lickspittle, bootlicker”)
- маза́ч (mazáč, “plasterer”)
References
- “подмазвач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “подмазвач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010