агале
Appearance
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Greek αγάλι(α) (agáli(a), “slowly, gradually”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ага́ле • (agále) (comparative по́-ага́ле, superlative на́й-ага́ле)
Usage notes
[edit]Typically reduplicated, i.e. ага́ле-ага́ле.
References
[edit]- “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