скръндза

Bulgarian

Etymology

Per Mladenov (favoured by BER, but considered with reservations by Vasmer), probably related to Bulgarian скре́жав (skréžav, “stingy”), Russian скря́га (skrjága, “cheapskate”), presumably from hypothetical Proto-Slavic *skręga. Superficially, could also reflect скърна́ (skǎrná, “disgrace”) +‎ -за (-za).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskrɤndzɐ]

Noun

скръ́ндза • (skrǎ́ndza) m (relational adjective скръ́ндзав)

1. (colloquial) scrooge, cheapskate, stingy person

   Synonyms: скъпе́рник (skǎpérnik), сти́пца (stípca)

   Не бъди скръ́ндза! ― Ne bǎdi skrǎ́ndza! ― Don't be stingy!

Declension

Declension of скръ́ндза

	singular	plural
indefinite	скръ́ндза skrǎ́ndza	скръ́ндзи skrǎ́ndzi
definite	скръ́ндзата skrǎ́ndzata	скръ́ндзите skrǎ́ndzite
vocative form	скръ́ндзо skrǎ́ndzo	скръ́ндзи skrǎ́ndzi

Alternative forms

• скръ́нза (skrǎ́nza) — colloquial
• скри́нза (skrínza) — dialectal

Related terms

• скре́жав (skréžav, “stingy”)
• скъ́рчав (skǎ́rčav, “stingy”)
• скърна́ (skǎrná, “stain, dirt; hemorrhage; disgraceful behavior, infamy”) (dialectal)
  • скърня́ (skǎrnjá, “to trim, to cut umbilical cord”) (dialectal, doublet of Russian borrowing скверня́ (skvernjá, “to dishonor”))
  • скърна́в (skǎrnáv, “skittish, capricious, malicious”)

References

• “скръндза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “скръндза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скръндза”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 708