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агале

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Greek αγάλι(α) (agáli(a), slowly, gradually).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈɡalɛ]
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Adverb

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ага́ле (agále) (comparative по́-ага́ле, superlative на́й-ага́ле)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) slowly, carefully

Usage notes

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Typically reduplicated, i.e. ага́ле-ага́ле.

References

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  • агале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • агале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ага̀ле”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 3