бивш

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bifʃ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ifʃ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бꙑвъшь (byvŭšĭ), from Proto-Slavic *byvъ, formally the past active participle of Bulgarian бим (bim), би́да (bída, “to be”) +‎ -вш (-vš).

Adjective

бивш • (bivš)

1. former, previous, past, ex-

   Synonyms: ня́когашен (njákogašen), преди́шен (predíšen)

   би́вша учи́телка

   bívša učítelka

   former teacher

   би́вшата ми жена́

   bívšata mi žená

   my ex-wife

   От та́зи сиени́тна разнови́дност са израбо́тени краси́вите коло́ни пред вхо́да на би́вшата Софи́йска класи́ческа гимна́зия.

   Ot tázi sienítna raznovídnost sa izrabóteni krasívite kolóni pred vhóda na bívšata Sofíjska klasíčeska gimnázija.

   From this syenite variety are made the beautiful columns in front of the entrance of the former Sofia Classical High School.

Declension

Declension of бивш (no comparative)

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	бивш bivš	би́вша bívša	би́вше, би́вшо bívše, bívšo	би́вши bívši
definite (subject form)	би́вшият bívšijat	би́вшата bívšata	би́вшето, би́вшото bívšeto, bívšoto	би́вшите bívšite
definite (object form)	би́вшия bívšija

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian бы́вший (bývšij).

Noun

бивш • (bivš) m (feminine би́вша)

1. (chiefly in the plural) a person who had a high social status in the past due to wealth or power

   Чешми́те ги пра́виха би́вшите.

   Češmíte gi práviha bívšite.

   The fountains were built by the former elites.

2. (colloquial) ex-boyfriend

Declension

Declension of бивш

	singular	plural
indefinite	бивш bivš	би́вши bívši
definite (subject form)	би́вшият bívšijat	би́вшите bívšite
definite (object form)	би́вшия bívšija

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бꙑвъшь (byvŭšĭ), from Proto-Slavic *byvъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bifʃ]

Adjective

бивш • (bivš) (not comparable)

1. past, previous, ex

Declension

Declension of бивш

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	бивш (bivš)	бивша (bivša)	бившо (bivšo)	бивши (bivši)
definite unspecified	бившиот (bivšiot)	бившата (bivšata)	бившото (bivšoto)	бившите (bivšite)
definite proximal	бившиов (bivšiov)	бившава (bivšava)	бившово (bivšovo)	бившиве (bivšive)
definite distal	бившион (bivšion)	бившана (bivšana)	бившоно (bivšono)	бившине (bivšine)