жарък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žarъkъ, morphologically formed as жар (žar, “heat, glow”) +‎ -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒa̟rɐk]

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Adjective

жа́рък • (žárǎk)

1. torrid, sultry, scorching hot
2. (figurative) ardent, passionate

Declension

Positive forms of жа́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	жа́рък žárǎk	жа́рка žárka	жа́рко žárko	жа́рки žárki
definite (subject form)	жа́ркият žárkijat	жа́рката žárkata	жа́ркото žárkoto	жа́рките žárkite
definite (object form)	жа́ркия žárkija

Comparative forms of жа́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-жа́рък pó-žárǎk	по́-жа́рка pó-žárka	по́-жа́рко pó-žárko	по́-жа́рки pó-žárki
definite (subject form)	по́-жа́ркият pó-žárkijat	по́-жа́рката pó-žárkata	по́-жа́ркото pó-žárkoto	по́-жа́рките pó-žárkite
definite (object form)	по́-жа́ркия pó-žárkija

Superlative forms of жа́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-жа́рък náj-žárǎk	на́й-жа́рка náj-žárka	на́й-жа́рко náj-žárko	на́й-жа́рки náj-žárki
definite (subject form)	на́й-жа́ркият náj-žárkijat	на́й-жа́рката náj-žárkata	на́й-жа́ркото náj-žárkoto	на́й-жа́рките náj-žárkite
definite (object form)	на́й-жа́ркия náj-žárkija

Related terms

• жар (žar, “zest, heat”)
• жара́ва (žaráva, “embers”)

References

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

Anagrams

• кръжа (krǎža)