подмазвач

Bulgarian

Etymology

подма́звам се (podmázvam se, “to act obsequiously, to wheedle”) +‎ -ач (-ač)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [podmɐˈzvat͡ʃ]

Noun

подмазва́ч • (podmazváč) m (feminine подмазва́чка)

  1. (disapproving) sycophant, wheedler (one who uses flattery towards an authoritative figure in order to gain benefit)

Declension
Declension of подмазва́ч
singular plural
indefinite подмазва́ч
podmazváč		 подмазва́чи
podmazváči
definite
(subject form)		 подмазва́чът
podmazváčǎt		 подмазва́чите
podmazváčite
definite
(object form)		 подмазва́ча
podmazváča
vocative form подмазва́чо
podmazváčo		 подмазва́чи
podmazváči

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