бляд
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [blʲa̟t]
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Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *blędь:
- For obsolete sense: Inherited from Old Church Slavonic блѧдь (blędĭ);
- For derogatory sense: Borrowed from Russian блядь (bljadʹ).
Noun
бляд • (bljad) m or f
- (obsolete, inherited) obscenity, indecency, vulgarity
- (derogatory, from Russian) degenerate, rake (amoral, depraved or corrupt person)
- → (insult) ethnic slur for Russians and Russophiles
Usage notes
Usually used as an appellation within insults and threats.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | бляд bljad |
| definite | бледта́ bledtá |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бляд bljad |
бля́дове bljádove |
| definite (subject form) |
бля́дът bljádǎt |
бля́довете bljádovete |
| definite (object form) |
бля́да bljáda | |
| count form | — | бля́да bljáda |
Derived terms
- бледо- (bledo-)
- бледоми́слие (bledomíslie, “deprived, dirty thought”)
- бледосло́вие (bledoslóvie, “blasphemy, profanity”)
- бля́див (bljádiv), бля́дък (bljádǎk, “vulgar, vile (of talk)”)
- бляди́на (bljadína), бля́дост (bljádost, “indecency”)
Related terms
- блъ́да (blǎ́da, “blunder”) (obsolete), заблу́да (zablúda, “delusion”)
- блудник m (bludnik), блудница f (bludnica, “debauchee”)
References
- “блѧдь”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
- бляд in bgjargon
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blědъ.
Adjective
бляд • (bljad) (Eastern dialects)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | бляд bljad |
бля́да bljáda |
бля́до bljádo |
бле́ди blédi |
| definite (subject form) |
бле́дият blédijat |
бля́дата bljádata |
бля́дото bljádoto |
бле́дите blédite |
| definite (object form) |
бле́дия blédija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | по́-бля́д pó-bljád |
по́-бля́да pó-bljáda |
по́-бля́до pó-bljádo |
по́-бле́ди pó-blédi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-бле́дият pó-blédijat |
по́-бля́дата pó-bljádata |
по́-бля́дото pó-bljádoto |
по́-бле́дите pó-blédite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-бле́дия pó-blédija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | на́й-бля́д náj-bljád |
на́й-бля́да náj-bljáda |
на́й-бля́до náj-bljádo |
на́й-бле́ди náj-blédi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-бле́дият náj-blédijat |
на́й-бля́дата náj-bljádata |
на́й-бля́дото náj-bljádoto |
на́й-бле́дите náj-blédite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-бле́дия náj-blédija | |||
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “блед, бляд”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 54