гмеж

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. According to Vl. Georgiev, possibly coined by Pencho Slaveykov on the basis of Bulgarian гъмжа́ (gǎmžá, to diffuse) (from Proto-Slavic *gъmьzati) or possibly a resultant noun of *žęti (to compress) +‎ *-ežь.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɡmɛʃ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

гмеж (gmežf

  1. (poetic) dense crowd
    Synonym: гъмжи́ло (gǎmžílo)

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • гъмжа́ (gǎmžá, to diffuse)
  • гъч (gǎč, extreme crowding) (possibly)
  • гъст (gǎst, dense) (possibly)

References[edit]

  • гмеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гмеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гмеж”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 255