беж

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Etymology 1

Contracted from an earlier *бежи (*beži), the imperative of obsolete Proto-Slavic *běžati (“to run”).

Verb

беж • (bež)

1. second-person singular imperative of *бе́жа (*béža)

   Synonym: (standard) бя́гай (bjágaj)

Interjection

беж • (bež)

1. used to threaten or coerce someone to flee away

   Беж да ви няма!

   Bež da vi njama!

   Get out of here!

2. used to encourage someone to hurry up

   беж за дома ― bež za doma ― hurry homewards

   беж към дървото ― bež kǎm dǎrvoto ― fast towards the tree

References

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

Further reading

• “беж”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French beige.

Adjective

беж • (bež) (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) beige

   Synonym: бе́жов (béžov)

References

• “беж (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from French beige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛʃ]

Adjective

беж • (bež) (indeclinable, not comparable)

1. beige

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French beige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲeʂ]

Adjective

беж • (bež) (indeclinable)

1. beige

   Synonym: бе́жевый (béževyj)

   руба́шка цве́та беж ― rubáška cvéta bež ― beige shirt

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French beige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛʒ]

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Adjective

беж • (bež) (indeclinable)

1. beige

Synonyms

• бе́жевий (béževyj)