жалък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žalъkъ, from жал (žal, “grief”) +‎ -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʒa̟ɫɐk]
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Adjective

жа́лък • (žálǎk) (adverb жа́лко)

  1. wretched, miserable, pitiful
  2. contemptible

Declension
Positive forms of жа́лък
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite жа́лък
žálǎk		 жа́лка
žálka		 жа́лко
žálko		 жа́лки
žálki
definite
(subject form)		 жа́лкият
žálkijat		 жа́лката
žálkata		 жа́лкото
žálkoto		 жа́лките
žálkite
definite
(object form)		 жа́лкия
žálkija
Comparative forms of жа́лък
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite по́-жа́лък
pó-žálǎk		 по́-жа́лка
pó-žálka		 по́-жа́лко
pó-žálko		 по́-жа́лки
pó-žálki
definite
(subject form)		 по́-жа́лкият
pó-žálkijat		 по́-жа́лката
pó-žálkata		 по́-жа́лкото
pó-žálkoto		 по́-жа́лките
pó-žálkite
definite
(object form)		 по́-жа́лкия
pó-žálkija
Superlative forms of жа́лък
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite на́й-жа́лък
náj-žálǎk		 на́й-жа́лка
náj-žálka		 на́й-жа́лко
náj-žálko		 на́й-жа́лки
náj-žálki
definite
(subject form)		 на́й-жа́лкият
náj-žálkijat		 на́й-жа́лката
náj-žálkata		 на́й-жа́лкото
náj-žálkoto		 на́й-жа́лките
náj-žálkite
definite
(object form)		 на́й-жа́лкия
náj-žálkija

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