глезя

Bulgarian

Etymology

No exact cognates in other Slavic languages, however, formally resembles Lithuanian glèžti (to caress) and Lithuanian gleižioti (to smear, to anoint), gleižùs (slimy, greasy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡlɛzʲɐ]
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Verb

гле́зя • (glézja) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to fondle, to coddle, to pamper, to cosset (to treat with excessive care)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to spoil, to indulge
  3. (reflexive) to satiate, to pamper one's own needs; to act without constraints

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • наглезя pf (naglezja), наглезвам impf (naglezvam)
  • поглезя pf (poglezja), поглезвам impf (poglezvam)
  • разглезя pf (razglezja), разглезвам impf (razglezvam)
  • глезо́тя (glezótja, to pamper)
  • гле́зльо m (glézljo), гле́зла f (glézla, mollycoddle)

References

  • глезя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • глезя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “глезя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 248
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