скърчав
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sъkъrkъ (“bottleneck”) + -яв (-jav) with semantic shift tight as bottleneck → squeezed → stingy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈskɤrt͡ʃɐf]
Declension
Positive forms of скъ́рчав
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | скъ́рчав skǎ́rčav |
скъ́рчава skǎ́rčava |
скъ́рчаво skǎ́rčavo |
скъ́рчави skǎ́rčavi |
| definite (subject form) |
скъ́рчавият skǎ́rčavijat |
скъ́рчавата skǎ́rčavata |
скъ́рчавото skǎ́rčavoto |
скъ́рчавите skǎ́rčavite |
| definite (object form) |
скъ́рчавия skǎ́rčavija |
Comparative forms of скъ́рчав
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | по́-скъ́рчав pó-skǎ́rčav |
по́-скъ́рчава pó-skǎ́rčava |
по́-скъ́рчаво pó-skǎ́rčavo |
по́-скъ́рчави pó-skǎ́rčavi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-скъ́рчавият pó-skǎ́rčavijat |
по́-скъ́рчавата pó-skǎ́rčavata |
по́-скъ́рчавото pó-skǎ́rčavoto |
по́-скъ́рчавите pó-skǎ́rčavite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-скъ́рчавия pó-skǎ́rčavija |
Superlative forms of скъ́рчав
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | на́й-скъ́рчав náj-skǎ́rčav |
на́й-скъ́рчава náj-skǎ́rčava |
на́й-скъ́рчаво náj-skǎ́rčavo |
на́й-скъ́рчави náj-skǎ́rčavi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-скъ́рчавият náj-skǎ́rčavijat |
на́й-скъ́рчавата náj-skǎ́rčavata |
на́й-скъ́рчавото náj-skǎ́rčavoto |
на́й-скъ́рчавите náj-skǎ́rčavite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-скъ́рчавия náj-skǎ́rčavija |
Alternative forms
- скръ́кав (skrǎ́kav), скръ́чав (skrǎ́čav), скърчли́в (skǎrčlív) — dialectal
Related terms
- крък (krǎk, “neck”) (dialectal)
References
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скръчав”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 806
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скърчав”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 822
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