мъхест

Bulgarian

Etymology

From мъх (mǎh, “moss, fuzz”) +‎ -ест (-est) with prevented palatalization of -х-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɤxɛst]

Adjective

мъ́хест • (mǎ́hest)

  1. mossy, fuzzy (covered in moss, fuzz)
  2. (figurative) fluffy
    Synonym: пу́хест (púhest)
  3. glaucous (having powdery covering)

Declension
Positive forms of мъ́хест
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite мъ́хест
mǎ́hest		 мъ́хеста
mǎ́hesta		 мъ́хесто
mǎ́hesto		 мъ́хести
mǎ́hesti
definite
(subject form)		 мъ́хестият
mǎ́hestijat		 мъ́хестата
mǎ́hestata		 мъ́хестото
mǎ́hestoto		 мъ́хестите
mǎ́hestite
definite
(object form)		 мъ́хестия
mǎ́hestija
Comparative forms of мъ́хест
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite по́-мъ́хест
pó-mǎ́hest		 по́-мъ́хеста
pó-mǎ́hesta		 по́-мъ́хесто
pó-mǎ́hesto		 по́-мъ́хести
pó-mǎ́hesti
definite
(subject form)		 по́-мъ́хестият
pó-mǎ́hestijat		 по́-мъ́хестата
pó-mǎ́hestata		 по́-мъ́хестото
pó-mǎ́hestoto		 по́-мъ́хестите
pó-mǎ́hestite
definite
(object form)		 по́-мъ́хестия
pó-mǎ́hestija
Superlative forms of мъ́хест
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite на́й-мъ́хест
náj-mǎ́hest		 на́й-мъ́хеста
náj-mǎ́hesta		 на́й-мъ́хесто
náj-mǎ́hesto		 на́й-мъ́хести
náj-mǎ́hesti
definite
(subject form)		 на́й-мъ́хестият
náj-mǎ́hestijat		 на́й-мъ́хестата
náj-mǎ́hestata		 на́й-мъ́хестото
náj-mǎ́hestoto		 на́й-мъ́хестите
náj-mǎ́hestite
definite
(object form)		 на́й-мъ́хестия
náj-mǎ́hestija
  • мъ́хав (mǎ́hav, “mossy”)
  • мъхна́т (mǎhnát, “shaggy”)

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