дреболия

Bulgarian

Etymology

From an obsolete дре́боля (drébolja, “to shred, to shatter, to gut”) +‎ -ия (-ija). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *drebъ.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ijɐ

Noun

дреболи́я • (drebolíja) f

  1. trifle, bagatelle (tiny, insignificant detail or nuance)
  2. (pluralia tantum) haslet, intestines
    пи́лешки/а́гнешки дреболи́и ― píleški/ágneški drebolíi ― chicken/lamb haslet

Declension
Declension of дреболи́я
singular plural
indefinite дреболи́я
drebolíja		 дреболи́и
drebolíi
definite дреболи́ята
drebolíjata		 дреболи́ите
drebolíite
  • дре́бен (drében, “tiny, small, insignificant”)
  • дребосъ́к (drebosǎ́k, “midget”)
  • дроб (drob, “fraction; lung, liver”)

References
  • “дреболия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “дреболия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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