хлъзгав

Bulgarian

Etymology

From хлъ́згам (hlǎ́zgam, “to slide, to slip”) +‎ -ав (-av). Cognate with Macedonian лизгав (lizgav).

Adjective

хлъ́згав • (hlǎ́zgav) (abstract noun хлъ́згавост)

  1. slippery
    Synonym: плъ́згав (plǎ́zgav)

Declension

Declension of хлъ́згав (no comparative)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite хлъ́згав
hlǎ́zgav 		хлъ́згава
hlǎ́zgava 		хлъ́згаво
hlǎ́zgavo 		хлъ́згави
hlǎ́zgavi
definite
(subject form) 		хлъ́згавият
hlǎ́zgavijat 		хлъ́згавата
hlǎ́zgavata 		хлъ́згавото
hlǎ́zgavoto 		хлъ́згавите
hlǎ́zgavite
definite
(object form) 		хлъ́згавия
hlǎ́zgavija

Alternative forms

  • хли́згав (hlízgav), ли́згав (lízgav) — with enlonged grade, dialectal
  • хлъ́згане (hlǎ́zgane, “sliding, slipping”)

References

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