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Bulgarian

Etymology

From dialectal Bulgarian скреж (skrež, narrowness), скръ́ндза (skrǎ́ndza, scrooge) +‎ -яв (-jav). Akin to Russian скря́га (skrjága, scrooge).

Pronunciation

Adjective

скре́жав (skréžav)

  1. (dialectal) stingy, cheap
    Synonyms: сти́снат (stísnat), скъ́рчав (skǎ́rčav)

Declension

Positive forms of скре́жав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite скре́жав
skréžav
скре́жава
skréžava
скре́жаво
skréžavo
скре́жави
skréžavi
definite
(subject form)
скре́жавият
skréžavijat
скре́жавата
skréžavata
скре́жавото
skréžavoto
скре́жавите
skréžavite
definite
(object form)
скре́жавия
skréžavija
Comparative forms of скре́жав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-скре́жав
pó-skréžav
по́-скре́жава
pó-skréžava
по́-скре́жаво
pó-skréžavo
по́-скре́жави
pó-skréžavi
definite
(subject form)
по́-скре́жавият
pó-skréžavijat
по́-скре́жавата
pó-skréžavata
по́-скре́жавото
pó-skréžavoto
по́-скре́жавите
pó-skréžavite
definite
(object form)
по́-скре́жавия
pó-skréžavija
Superlative forms of скре́жав
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-скре́жав
náj-skréžav
на́й-скре́жава
náj-skréžava
на́й-скре́жаво
náj-skréžavo
на́й-скре́жави
náj-skréžavi
definite
(subject form)
на́й-скре́жавият
náj-skréžavijat
на́й-скре́жавата
náj-skréžavata
на́й-скре́жавото
náj-skréžavoto
на́й-скре́жавите
náj-skréžavite
definite
(object form)
на́й-скре́жавия
náj-skréžavija

Alternative forms

References

  • скръндзав”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скрежав”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 793