скръжет

Bulgarian

Etymology

Cognate with Old Church Slavonic скрьжьтъ (skrĭžĭtŭ), скръжьтъ (skrŭžĭtŭ), of Proto-Slavic descent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskrɤʒɛt]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɤʒɛt
  • Hyphenation(key): скръ‧жет

Noun

скръ́жет • (skrǎ́žetm (archaic)

  1. squeak, creak
  2. gnashing of teeth

Usage notes

Superseded within the modern language by its colloquial variant скръц (skrǎc).

Declension

Declension of скръ́жет
singular plural
indefinite скръ́жет
skrǎ́žet
скръ́жети
skrǎ́žeti
definite
(subject form)
скръ́жетът
skrǎ́žetǎt
скръ́жетите
skrǎ́žetite
definite
(object form)
скръ́жета
skrǎ́žeta
count form скръ́жета
skrǎ́žeta
  • скръ́гуцам (skrǎ́gucam, to gnash, to grind one's teeth) (dialectal)
  • скръж (skrǎž), скръже́ц (skrǎžéc, type of squeaking insect) (dialectal)

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