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)
- straightforward, direct
- frontal, positioned straight ahead
- (figurative) frank, sincere, honest (of answer, opinion)
- (figurative) open, candid, outspoken (of person or attitude)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| 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 | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| 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 | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| 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), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 839
- “прѣмьн҄ь”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [prʲam]
Adjective
прям • (prjam)
- short masculine singular of прямо́й (prjamój)
Adverb
прям • (prjam)
- (colloquial) alternative form of пря́мо (prjámo)