молив

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μολύβι (molývi, “pencil”). Compare Albanian molivë and Aromanian muliv.

Pronunciation

• мо́лив: IPA^(key): [ˈmɔlif]
• Rhymes: -ɔlif
• Syllabification^(key): мо‧лив

• моли́в: IPA^(key): [moˈlif]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -if
• Syllabification^(key): мо‧лив

Noun

мо́лив or моли́в • (móliv or molív) m (relational adjective мо́ливен or моли́вен, diminutive мо́ливче or моли́вче)

1. pencil
2. pencil-like makeup applicator, especially an eyeliner

Declension

Declension of мо́лив, моли́в

	singular	plural
indefinite	мо́лив, моли́в móliv, molív	мо́ливи, моли́ви mólivi, molívi
definite (subject form)	мо́ливът, моли́вът mólivăt, molívăt	мо́ливите, моли́вите mólivite, molívite
definite (object form)	мо́лива, моли́ва móliva, molíva
count form	—	мо́лива, моли́ва móliva, molíva

Derived terms

• мо́лив за очи́ (móliv za očí, “kohl pencil”)
• мо́лив за ве́жди (móliv za véždi, “eyebrow pencil”)

References

• “молив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “молив”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мо́лив, моли́в”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 215

Anagrams

• ловим (lovim), мливо (mlivo), Милов (Milov)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔlif]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

молив • (moliv) m (diminutive моливче)

1. pencil

Declension

Declension of молив

	singular	plural
indefinite	молив (moliv)	моливи (molivi)
definite unspecified	моливот (molivot)	моливите (molivite)
definite proximal	моливов (molivov)	молививе (molivive)
definite distal	моливон (molivon)	моливине (molivine)
vocative	моливу (molivu)	моливи (molivi)
count form	—	молива (moliva)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈlʲif]

Participle

моли́в • (molív)

1. short past adverbial imperfective participle of моли́ть (molítʹ)