акав
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From а (a, “the letter A”) + -кав (-kav, forming adjectives with an onomatopoeic quality based on their prefix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]а́кав • (ákav)
- (linguistics, of a dialect (of Bulgarian)) featuring a reflex of yus (ѫ) with a value of /a/ (а), as opposed to /ɤ/ (ъ).
- В акавите говори, „мъж“ се казва „маж“.
- V akavite govori, „mǎž“ se kazva „maž“.
- In the a-reflex dialects, "mǎž" is said as "maž".
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of а́кав
Comparative forms of а́кав
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | по́-а́кав pó-ákav |
по́-а́кава pó-ákava |
по́-а́каво pó-ákavo |
по́-а́кави pó-ákavi |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-а́кавият pó-ákavijat |
по́-а́кавата pó-ákavata |
по́-а́кавото pó-ákavoto |
по́-а́кавите pó-ákavite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-а́кавия pó-ákavija |
Superlative forms of а́кав
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | на́й-а́кав náj-ákav |
на́й-а́кава náj-ákava |
на́й-а́каво náj-ákavo |
на́й-а́кави náj-ákavi |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-а́кавият náj-ákavijat |
на́й-а́кавата náj-ákavata |
на́й-а́кавото náj-ákavoto |
на́й-а́кавите náj-ákavite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-а́кавия náj-ákavija |
Synonyms
[edit]- а́кавски (ákavski)
References
[edit]- “акав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “акав”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 21
Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Participle
[edit]а́кав • (ákav)
- short past adverbial imperfective participle of а́кать (ákatʹ)