грим

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grime, of Frankish origin. Originally meant “mask”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡrim]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

грим • (grimm

  1. makeup

Declension

Declension of грим
singular plural
indefinite грим
grim
гри́мове1
grímove1
definite
(subject form)
гри́мът
grímǎt
гри́мовете1
grímovete1
definite
(object form)
гри́ма
gríma
count form гри́ма
gríma

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Derived terms

  • грими́рам (grimíram, to do makeup)
  • гримьо́р (grimjór, makeup artist)
  • грима́са (grimása, grimace)
  • хри́зма (hrízma), кри́зма (krízma, unction, oinment) (ecclesiastical, Greek/Latin loanword from the same proto-root)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grime.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡrʲim]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

грим • (grimm inan (genitive гри́ма, nominative plural гри́мы, genitive plural гри́мов)

  1. makeup (especially theatrical makeup)
  2. grease-paint

Declension