придирчив

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably borrowed or influenced by Russian придирчи́вый (pridirčívyj), ultimately a calque of Latin praetēnsus. Morphologically equivalent to приди́рям (pridírjam, to stretch out; to pretend) +‎ -чив (-čiv).

Pronunciation

Adjective

придирчи́в (pridirčív) (abstract noun придирчи́вост)

  1. pretentious, fussy, exacting, captious

Declension

Positive forms of придирчи́в
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite придирчи́в
pridirčív
придирчи́ва
pridirčíva
придирчи́во
pridirčívo
придирчи́ви
pridirčívi
definite
(subject form)
придирчи́вият
pridirčívijat
придирчи́вата
pridirčívata
придирчи́вото
pridirčívoto
придирчи́вите
pridirčívite
definite
(object form)
придирчи́вия
pridirčívija
Comparative forms of придирчи́в
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite по́-придирчи́в
pó-pridirčív
по́-придирчи́ва
pó-pridirčíva
по́-придирчи́во
pó-pridirčívo
по́-придирчи́ви
pó-pridirčívi
definite
(subject form)
по́-придирчи́вият
pó-pridirčívijat
по́-придирчи́вата
pó-pridirčívata
по́-придирчи́вото
pó-pridirčívoto
по́-придирчи́вите
pó-pridirčívite
definite
(object form)
по́-придирчи́вия
pó-pridirčívija
Superlative forms of придирчи́в
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite на́й-придирчи́в
náj-pridirčív
на́й-придирчи́ва
náj-pridirčíva
на́й-придирчи́во
náj-pridirčívo
на́й-придирчи́ви
náj-pridirčívi
definite
(subject form)
на́й-придирчи́вият
náj-pridirčívijat
на́й-придирчи́вата
náj-pridirčívata
на́й-придирчи́вото
náj-pridirčívoto
на́й-придирчи́вите
náj-pridirčívite
definite
(object form)
на́й-придирчи́вия
náj-pridirčívija

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

Adjective

приди́рчив (pridírčiv)

  1. short masculine singular of приди́рчивый (pridírčivyj)