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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian мерза́вец (merzávec). Мorphologically equivalent to ме́рзав (mérzav, “vile”) (obsolete) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
Noun
мерза́вец • (merzávec) m (feminine мерза́вка)
- (colloquial) villain, scoundrel
- Synonyms: него́дник (negódnik), подле́ц (podléc), моше́ник (mošénik), лука́вец (lukávec)
Declension
References
- “мерзавец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мерзавец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
мерза́вец • (merzávec) m anim (genitive мерза́вца, nominative plural мерза́вцы, genitive plural мерза́вцев, feminine мерза́вка)
- villain, scoundrel, rat, stinker
- Synonyms: подле́ц (podléc), негодя́й (negodjáj), пога́нец (pogánec), гад (gad)
1880, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин [Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin], “Семейный суд”, in Господа Головлёвы; English translation from I. P. Foote, transl., The Golovlevs, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986:— Так ты говори́шь, поли́ция за во́семь ты́сяч до́м-то продала́? — переспроси́ла она́.
— Так то́чно.
— Э́то — роди́тельское-то благослове́ние! Хоро́ш… мерза́вец!- — Tak ty govoríšʹ, polícija za vósemʹ týsjač dóm-to prodalá? — peresprosíla oná.
— Tak tóčno.
— Éto — rodítelʹskoje-to blagoslovénije! Xoróš… merzávec! - ‘So the house, you say, was sold off by the police for eight thousand?’ she asked again.
‘Yes, ma’am.’
‘That was his heritage, his parents’ blessing! A fine one he is – the scoundrel!’
Declension