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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prěmъ／*pramъ (cf. Serbo-Croatian пре̏ма／пра̏ма (“albeit, towards”)), reinforced at a later time by Russian прямо́й (prjamój) (from a regional variant *pręmъ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
прям • (prjam) (adverb пря́мо, abstract noun прямота́)
- straightforward, direct
- frontal, positioned straight ahead
- (figurative) frank, sincere, honest (of answer, opinion)
- (figurative) open, candid, outspoken (of person or attitude)
Declension
Comparative forms of прям
Superlative forms of прям
Derived terms
- прямо- (prjamo-)
- пря́мен (prjámen) (obsolete), спря́мен (sprjámen, “prearranged, prepared”)
References
- “прям”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “прям”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “прям”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 839
- “прѣмьн҄ь”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Russian
Pronunciation
Adjective
прям • (prjam)
- short masculine singular of прямо́й (prjamój)
Adverb
прям • (prjam)
- (colloquial) Alternative form of пря́мо (prjámo)