пъргав

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *prǫgavъ. Morphologically equivalent to Bulgarian пру́жа се (prúža se, to convulse), пъ́ргам (pǎ́rgam, to hop off, to spring) (dialectal) +‎ -ав (-av). Cognate with Macedonian пргав (prgav) and further related to Russian прыгу́чий (prygúčij, jumping far away).

Pronunciation

Adjective

пъ́ргав (pǎ́rgav) (abstract noun пъ́ргавост)

  1. nimble, brisk, quick, spry, smart, lively, agile, prompt, cracking
    Synonyms: бърз (bǎrz), скор (skor), лек (lek)
  2. busy, bustling
    Synonym: работлив (rabotliv)
  3. elastic
    Synonyms: еластичен (elastičen), гъвкав (gǎvkav)

Declension

Positive forms of пъ́ргав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite пъ́ргав
pǎ́rgav
пъ́ргава
pǎ́rgava
пъ́ргаво
pǎ́rgavo
пъ́ргави
pǎ́rgavi
definite
(subject form)
пъ́ргавият
pǎ́rgavijat
пъ́ргавата
pǎ́rgavata
пъ́ргавото
pǎ́rgavoto
пъ́ргавите
pǎ́rgavite
definite
(object form)
пъ́ргавия
pǎ́rgavija
Comparative forms of пъ́ргав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-пъ́ргав
pó-pǎ́rgav
по́-пъ́ргава
pó-pǎ́rgava
по́-пъ́ргаво
pó-pǎ́rgavo
по́-пъ́ргави
pó-pǎ́rgavi
definite
(subject form)
по́-пъ́ргавият
pó-pǎ́rgavijat
по́-пъ́ргавата
pó-pǎ́rgavata
по́-пъ́ргавото
pó-pǎ́rgavoto
по́-пъ́ргавите
pó-pǎ́rgavite
definite
(object form)
по́-пъ́ргавия
pó-pǎ́rgavija
Superlative forms of пъ́ргав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-пъ́ргав
náj-pǎ́rgav
на́й-пъ́ргава
náj-pǎ́rgava
на́й-пъ́ргаво
náj-pǎ́rgavo
на́й-пъ́ргави
náj-pǎ́rgavi
definite
(subject form)
на́й-пъ́ргавият
náj-pǎ́rgavijat
на́й-пъ́ргавата
náj-pǎ́rgavata
на́й-пъ́ргавото
náj-pǎ́rgavoto
на́й-пъ́ргавите
náj-pǎ́rgavite
definite
(object form)
на́й-пъ́ргавия
náj-pǎ́rgavija

Derived terms

References

  • пъргав”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • пъргав”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010