мъмря

Bulgarian

Etymology

Partially reduplicated causative-iterative verb from the onomatopoeia мър-мър (mǎr-mǎr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɤmrʲɐ]

Verb

мъ́мря • (mǎ́mrja) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to scold, to rebuke, to reprove, to reprimand
    мъмря някогоmǎmrja njakogoto chide somebody
  2. (intransitive) Alternative form of мърмо́ря (mǎrmórja, to murmur, to mutter)
    мъмря си за кефmǎmrja si za kefto be murmuring for fun

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • мъ́мра (mǎ́mra), мъ́мрем (mǎ́mrem) obsolete (as in Gerov), a/C-conjugation
  • мо́мря (mómrja), му́мря (múmrja) dialectal

Derived terms

verbs
  • замъмря pf (zamǎmrja), замъмрям impf (zamǎmrjam)
  • измъмря pf (izmǎmrja), измъмрям impf (izmǎmrjam)
  • намъмря pf (namǎmrja), намъмрям impf (namǎmrjam)
  • помъмря pf (pomǎmrja), помъмрям impf (pomǎmrjam)
  • смъмря pf (smǎmrja), смъмрям impf (smǎmrjam)
nouns
  • (agent noun) мъмра́ч m (mǎmráč)
  • (agent noun) мъмри́ца f (mǎmríca)

References

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