рия

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ryti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrijɐ]
• Rhymes: -ijɐ

Verb

ри́я • (ríja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ри́вам)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to excavate, to quarry, to unearth (to delve earth during digging)
   1. (transitive) to scoop, to rake, to shovel (with a digging tool)

      Synonym: греба́ (grebá)

   2. (intransitive) to paw with hoofs (of ungulates); to nuzzle with the snout (of pigs, hogs)
2. (intransitive, by generalization) to dig, to burrow

   Synonyms: ро́вя (róvja), копа́я (kopája)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ри́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	ри́ещ ríešt	рил ril	ри́ел ríel	рит rit		ри́ейки ríejki
	definite subject form	ри́ещият ríeštijat	ри́лият rílijat	—	ри́тият rítijat
	definite object form	ри́ещия ríeštija	ри́лия rílija	—	ри́тия rítija
feminine	indefinite	ри́еща ríešta	ри́ла ríla	ри́ела ríela	ри́та ríta
	definite	ри́ещата ríeštata	ри́лата rílata	—	ри́тата rítata
neuter	indefinite	ри́ещо ríešto	ри́ло rílo	ри́ело ríelo	ри́то ríto	ри́ене ríene
	definite	ри́ещото ríeštoto	ри́лото ríloto	—	ри́тото rítoto	ри́енето ríeneto
plural	indefinite	ри́ещи ríešti	ри́ли ríli	ри́ели ríeli	ри́ти ríti	ри́ения, ри́енета ríenija, ríeneta
	definite	ри́ещите ríeštite	ри́лите rílite	—	ри́тите rítite	ри́енията, ри́енетата ríenijata, ríenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		ри́я ríja	ри́еш ríeš	ри́е ríe	ри́ем ríem	ри́ете ríete	ри́ят ríjat
imperfect		ри́ех ríeh	ри́еше ríeše	ри́еше ríeše	ри́ехме ríehme	ри́ехте ríehte	ри́еха ríeha
aorist		рих rih	ри ri	ри ri	ри́хме ríhme	ри́хте ríhte	ри́ха ríha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ри́ел m, ри́ела f, ри́ело n, or ри́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ри́ел m, ри́ела f, ри́ело n, or ри́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ри́ел m, ри́ела f, ри́ело n, or ри́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and рил m, ри́ла f, ри́ло n, or ри́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			рий rij			ри́йте ríjte

Derived terms

• врия pf (vrija), вривам impf (vrivam) (dialectal)
• изрия pf (izrija), изривам impf (izrivam)
• зария pf (zarija) (obsolete), зарина pf (zarina), заривам impf (zarivam)
• нария pf (narija), наривам impf (narivam)
• обрия се pf (obrija se) (obsolete), обрина се pf (obrina se), обривам се impf (obrivam se)
• прория pf (prorija), проривам impf (prorivam) (dialectal)
• разрия pf (razrija) (obsolete), разрина pf (razrina), разривам impf (razrivam)
• срия pf (srija) (obsolete), срина pf (srina) сривам impf (srivam)
• урия pf (urija), уривам impf (urivam) (dialectal)
• рив (riv, “ripple, distortion”) (mostly obsolete, more often prefixed)
• ри́ло (rílo), ри́лка (rílka, “spade, mouldboard”)

Related terms

• ровя (rovja, “to dig”)
• ръфам (rǎfam, “to tear off (with teeth)”)

References

• “рия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “рия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 272