малея

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈlɛjɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛjɐ
  • Syllabification(key): ма‧ле‧я
  • Hyphenation(key): ма‧лея

Etymology 1

Stative of мал (mal, small) +‎ -ея (-eja).

Verb

мале́я • (maléja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to be or to become small, little → to diminish, to shrink
    Запасите малеят.
    Zapasite malejat.
    The provisions are diminishing (getting depleted).
Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
  • намалея pf (namaleja), намалявам impf (namaljavam)
  • омалея pf (omaleja), омалявам impf (omaljavam)
  • смалея се pf (smaleja se), смалявам се impf (smaljavam se)

References

Etymology 2

Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary tentatively presumes the same origin as Etymology 1. Per Duridanov, more likely a reanalysis of Proto-Slavic *mъdьlěti (to get tardy).

Verb

мале́я • (maléja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to lose strength, to grow faint, to wither
    От толкова много работа, силите ми малеят.
    Ot tolkova mnogo rabota, silite mi malejat.
    Due to overwork, my stamina withers away.
Usage notes

Mostly used in impersonal constructions, e.g.:

  • някому му малее от нещоnjakomu mu malee ot neštos.o. feels fatigue (grows weak) due to some [cause]
Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
  • замалея pf (zamaleja), замалявам impf (zamaljavam)
  • омалея pf (omaleja), омалявам impf (omaljavam)
  • прималея pf (primaleja), прималявам impf (primaljavam)

References