прям

See also: прам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prěmъ / *pramъ (cf. Serbo-Croatian пре̏ма / пра̏ма (“albeit, towards”)), reinforced at a later time by Russian прямо́й (prjamój) (from a regional variant *pręmъ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲa̟m]
• Rhymes: -am

Adjective

прям • (prjam) (adverb пря́мо, abstract noun прямота́)

1. straightforward, direct
2. frontal, positioned straight ahead
3. (figurative) frank, sincere, honest (of answer, opinion)
4. (figurative) open, candid, outspoken (of person or attitude)

Declension

Positive forms of прям

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	прям prjam	пря́ма prjáma	пря́мо prjámo	пря́ми prjámi
definite (subject form)	пря́мият prjámijat	пря́мата prjámata	пря́мото prjámoto	пря́мите prjámite
definite (object form)	пря́мия prjámija

Comparative forms of прям

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	по́-пря́м pó-prjám	по́-пря́ма pó-prjáma	по́-пря́мо pó-prjámo	по́-пря́ми pó-prjámi
definite (subject form)	по́-пря́мият pó-prjámijat	по́-пря́мата pó-prjámata	по́-пря́мото pó-prjámoto	по́-пря́мите pó-prjámite
definite (object form)	по́-пря́мия pó-prjámija

Superlative forms of прям

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	на́й-пря́м náj-prjám	на́й-пря́ма náj-prjáma	на́й-пря́мо náj-prjámo	на́й-пря́ми náj-prjámi
definite (subject form)	на́й-пря́мият náj-prjámijat	на́й-пря́мата náj-prjámata	на́й-пря́мото náj-prjámoto	на́й-пря́мите náj-prjámite
definite (object form)	на́й-пря́мия náj-prjámija

Derived terms

• прямо- (prjamo-)
  • прямоду́шие (prjamodúšie)
  • прямоми́слие (prjamomíslie)
• пря́мен (prjámen) (obsolete), спря́мен (sprjámen, “prearranged, prepared”)

References

• “прям”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “прям”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “прям”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 839
• “прѣмьн҄ь”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲam]

Adjective

прям • (prjam)

1. short masculine singular of прямо́й (prjamój)

Adverb

прям • (prjam)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of пря́мо (prjámo)