бряг

See also: браг

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brʲa̟k]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

бряг • (brjag) m (relational adjective брегови́)

1. coast, shore, seashore
2. waterside, river bank, bank, riverside, side
3. strand
4. levee

Declension

	singular	plural
indefinite	бряг brjag	брегове́ bregové
definite (subject form)	брегъ́т bregǎ́t	брегове́те bregovéte
definite (object form)	брега́ bregá
count form	—	бря́га brjága

Declension of бряг

Derived terms

• брежина́ (brežiná), брежи́ще (brežíšte, “coastline”) (augmentative)
• крайбре́жие (krajbréžie, “coastal area”)
• брега́лище (bregálište, “natural stronghold”) (dialectal)
• бреги́ня (bregínja, “coastal nymph, mermaid”) (creature from Slavic mythology)
• бре́жен (bréžen), бря́гов (brjágov, “coastal”)

References

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