грай

Bulgarian

Etymology

Result noun of onomatopoeic гра́я (grája, “to conjure a call, to play music”) +‎ -й (-j), from Proto-Slavic *grajь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡraj]

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Noun

грай • (graj) m

1. (dialectal, music) tune, melody

   Synonyms: мело́дия (melódija), напе́в (napév)

Declension

Declension of грай

	singular	plural
indefinite	грай graj	гра́ове gráove
definite (subject form)	гра́ят grájat	гра́овете gráovete
definite (object form)	гра́я grája
count form	—	гра́я grája

Derived terms

• гра́ен (gráen, “delightful, pleasant, neat (for state or result)”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• грак (grak), грач (grač, “caw, croak, uproar”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 272

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡraj]

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Verb

грай • (graj)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of гра́ять (grájatʹ)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦrai̯]

Verb

грай • (hraj)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of гра́ти (hráty)