нащрек
Bulgarian
Etymology
Univerbation of на (na) + щрек (štrek). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɐʃˈtrɛk]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification(key): на‧щрек
- Hyphenation(key): нащ‧рек
Adverb
нащре́к • (naštrék)
- on the alert, on one's guard (in a watchful or vigilant state)
- стоя нащрек ― stoja naštrek ― to be vigilant
- Бъди нащрек за опасности!
- Bǎdi naštrek za opasnosti!
- Be on the look for dangers!
References
- “нащрек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “нащрек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899), “нащрѣ́къ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 253