прям

See also: прам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prěmъ／*pramъ (cf. Serbo-Croatian пре̏ма／пра̏ма (“albeit, towards”)), reinforced at a later time by Russian прямо́й (prjamój) (from a regional variant *pręmъ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [prʲa̟m]
  • Rhymes: -am

Adjective

прям • (prjam) (adverb пря́мо, abstract noun прямота́)

  1. straightforward, direct
  2. frontal, positioned straight ahead
  3. (figurative) frank, sincere, honest (of answer, opinion)
  4. (figurative) open, candid, outspoken (of person or attitude)

Declension
Positive forms of прям
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite прям
prjam		 пря́ма
prjáma		 пря́мо
prjámo		 пря́ми
prjámi
definite
(subject form)		 пря́мият
prjámijat		 пря́мата
prjámata		 пря́мото
prjámoto		 пря́мите
prjámite
definite
(object form)		 пря́мия
prjámija
Comparative forms of прям
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite по́-пря́м
pó-prjám		 по́-пря́ма
pó-prjáma		 по́-пря́мо
pó-prjámo		 по́-пря́ми
pó-prjámi
definite
(subject form)		 по́-пря́мият
pó-prjámijat		 по́-пря́мата
pó-prjámata		 по́-пря́мото
pó-prjámoto		 по́-пря́мите
pó-prjámite
definite
(object form)		 по́-пря́мия
pó-prjámija
Superlative forms of прям
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite на́й-пря́м
náj-prjám		 на́й-пря́ма
náj-prjáma		 на́й-пря́мо
náj-prjámo		 на́й-пря́ми
náj-prjámi
definite
(subject form)		 на́й-пря́мият
náj-prjámijat		 на́й-пря́мата
náj-prjámata		 на́й-пря́мото
náj-prjámoto		 на́й-пря́мите
náj-prjámite
definite
(object form)		 на́й-пря́мия
náj-prjámija

Derived terms
  • прямо- (prjamo-)
    • прямоду́шие (prjamodúšie)
    • прямоми́слие (prjamomíslie)
  • пря́мен (prjámen) (obsolete), спря́мен (sprjámen, “prearranged, prepared”)

References
  • “прям”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “прям”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “прям”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 839
  • “прѣмьн҄ь”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [prʲam]

Adjective

прям • (prjam)

  1. short masculine singular of прямо́й (prjamój)

Adverb

прям • (prjam)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of пря́мо (prjámo)
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