далавера

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish dalavere (“scam”) or Greek νταραβέρι (ntaravéri, “transaction, relationship, commotion”), from the clipping of Italian dare (“giving”) +‎ avere (“taking”). Akin to Macedonian далавера (dalavera), Laz დალავერა (dalavera), Armenian տալավէրա (talavēra), Greek νταλαβέρα (ntalavéra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɐɫɐˈvɛrɐ]

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Noun

далаве́ра • (dalavéra) f

1. (slang) bargain

   купу́вам на далаве́ра ― kupúvam na dalavéra ― to buy for a good price

2. (slang) dirty deal, scam

   пра́вя далаве́ра ― právja dalavéra ― to make a dirty deal

Declension

Declension of далаве́ра

	singular	plural
indefinite	далаве́ра dalavéra	далаве́ри dalavéri
definite	далаве́рата dalavérata	далаве́рите dalavérite

Synonyms

• взи́мане-да́ване (vzímane-dávane, “taking-giving”)
• алъ́ш-вери́ш (alǎ́š-veríš, “taking-giving”) (from Turkish)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daˈɫavɛɾa] (stilted)
• IPA^(key): [daɫaˈvɛɾa] (nonstandard, common)

Noun

далавера • (dalavera) f

1. (colloquial) skulduggery, double-dealing, trickery, scam

Declension

Declension of далавера

	singular	plural
indefinite	далавера (dalavera)	далавери (dalaveri)
definite unspecified	далаверата (dalaverata)	далаверите (dalaverite)
definite proximal	далаверава (dalaverava)	далавериве (dalaverive)
definite distal	далаверана (dalaverana)	далаверине (dalaverine)
vocative	далаверо (dalavero)	далавери (dalaveri)