горък

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gorьkъ. By surface analysis, горя́ (gorjá, “to burn”) +‎ -ък (-ǎk). ́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔrɐk]

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Adjective

го́рък • (górǎk) (diminutive горки́чък, adverb го́рко) (literary)

1. bitter

   Synonym: горчи́в (gorčív)

2. (figurative) miserable, sorrowful, woeful
3. wretched

Declension

Positive forms of го́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	го́рък górǎk	го́рка górka	го́рко górko	го́рки górki
definite (subject form)	го́ркият górkijat	го́рката górkata	го́ркото górkoto	го́рките górkite
definite (object form)	го́ркия górkija

Comparative forms of го́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-го́рък pó-górǎk	по́-го́рка pó-górka	по́-го́рко pó-górko	по́-го́рки pó-górki
definite (subject form)	по́-го́ркият pó-górkijat	по́-го́рката pó-górkata	по́-го́ркото pó-górkoto	по́-го́рките pó-górkite
definite (object form)	по́-го́ркия pó-górkija

Superlative forms of го́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-го́рък náj-górǎk	на́й-го́рка náj-górka	на́й-го́рко náj-górko	на́й-го́рки náj-górki
definite (subject form)	на́й-го́ркият náj-górkijat	на́й-го́рката náj-górkata	на́й-го́ркото náj-górkoto	на́й-го́рките náj-górkite
definite (object form)	на́й-го́ркия náj-górkija

Derived terms

• горчи́в (gorčív, “bitter”)
• горча́ (gorčá, “to taste bitter”)
• горчи́лка (gorčílka, “bitterness”)
• горчи́ца (gorčíca, “mustard”)

References

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

Anagrams

• окръг (okrǎg)