диря

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *diřa (given as *dyřa in Gerov's dictionary).

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Noun

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ди́ря (dírjaf (diminutive ди́рка)

  1. crack, notch (remnant or result of tearing)
  2. trace, trail
    хващам/ловя дирята някомуhvaštam/lovja dirjata njakomuto catch/hunt for one's trail
  3. mark, scar, vestige
    Куче влачи, диря няма. (idiom)
    Kuče vlači, dirja njama.
    to avoid responsibilities
    (literally, “One drags a dog, [but] there is no trail.”)
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *diriti. At least partially a causative-iterative of Etymology 1. Stang (followed by Derksen) tentatively considered a possible descend from a r-extension of Proto-Indo-European *deyH- (to emit, to transcend?), cognate with Lithuanian dyrė́ti (to look out, to stare), Latvian dairîties (to stare, to gaze at).

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ди́ря (dírja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to look for, to seek, to explore
  2. (ditransitive, figurative, usually with negative connotation) (+ dative pronoun) to ask for, to dare, to call out
    диря си боя / белята (idiomatic)
    dirja si boja / beljata
    to ask for spanking / trouble
  3. (transitive) to follow a trace, to trail
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