крея

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krěti, *krějati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɛjɐ]

Verb

кре́я • (kréja) first-singular present indicative, impf (poetic, dialectal)

1. (intransitive) to wane, to wilt, to wither (of person, plant)

   Synonyms: лине́я (linéja), ве́хна (véhna)

2. (intransitive) to dwindle, to moulder (of fire)

   Synonym: тле́я (tléja)

3. (intransitive) to deteriorate, to decay, to fade away (of state, operation)
4. (intransitive, figurative) to barely exist, to subsist by a thread (of feeling, sense, memory)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of кре́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	кре́ещ kréešt	крял krjal	кре́ел kréel	—		кре́ейки kréejki
	definite subject form	кре́ещият kréeštijat	кре́лият krélijat	—	—
	definite object form	кре́ещия kréeštija	кре́лия krélija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	кре́еща kréešta	кря́ла krjála	кре́ела kréela	—
	definite	кре́ещата kréeštata	кря́лата krjálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	кре́ещо kréešto	кря́ло krjálo	кре́ело kréelo	—	кре́ене kréene
	definite	кре́ещото kréeštoto	кря́лото krjáloto	—	—	кре́енето kréeneto
plural	indefinite	кре́ещи kréešti	кре́ли kréli	кре́ели kréeli	—	кре́ения, кре́енета kréenija, kréeneta
	definite	кре́ещите kréeštite	кре́лите krélite	—	—	кре́енията, кре́енетата kréenijata, kréenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		кре́я kréja	кре́еш kréeš	кре́е krée	кре́ем kréem	кре́ете kréete	кре́ят kréjat
imperfect		кре́ех kréeh	кре́еше kréeše	кре́еше kréeše	кре́ехме kréehme	кре́ехте kréehte	кре́еха kréeha
aorist		крях krjah	кря krja	кря krja	кря́хме krjáhme	кря́хте krjáhte	кря́ха krjáha
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 крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли 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 кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли 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 крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли 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 крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли 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 крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and крял m, кря́ла f, кря́ло n, or кре́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			крей krej			кре́йте kréjte

    Conjugation of кре́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	кре́ещ kréešt	кре́ял, крея́л1 kréjal, krejál1	кре́ел kréel	—		кре́ейки kréejki
	definite subject form	кре́ещият kréeštijat	кре́ялият, крея́лият1 kréjalijat, krejálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	кре́ещия kréeštija	кре́ялия, крея́лия1 kréjalija, krejálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	кре́еща kréešta	кре́яла, крея́ла1 kréjala, krejála1	кре́ела kréela	—
	definite	кре́ещата kréeštata	кре́ялата, крея́лата1 kréjalata, krejálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	кре́ещо kréešto	кре́яло, крея́ло1 kréjalo, krejálo1	кре́ело kréelo	—	кре́ене kréene
	definite	кре́ещото kréeštoto	кре́ялото, крея́лото1 kréjaloto, krejáloto1	—	—	кре́енето kréeneto
plural	indefinite	кре́ещи kréešti	кре́яли, крея́ли1 kréjali, krejáli1	кре́ели kréeli	—	кре́ения, кре́енета kréenija, kréeneta
	definite	кре́ещите kréeštite	кре́ялите, крея́лите1 kréjalite, krejálite1	—	—	кре́енията, кре́енетата kréenijata, kréenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		кре́я kréja	кре́еш kréeš	кре́е krée	кре́ем kréem	кре́ете kréete	кре́ят kréjat
imperfect		кре́ех kréeh	кре́еше kréeše	кре́еше kréeše	кре́ехме kréehme	кре́ехте kréehte	кре́еха kréeha
aorist		кре́ях, крея́х1 kréjah, krejáh1	кре́я, крея́1 kréja, krejá1	кре́я, крея́1 kréja, krejá1	кре́яхме, крея́хме1 kréjahme, krejáhme1	кре́яхте, крея́хте1 kréjahte, krejáhte1	кре́яха, крея́ха1 kréjaha, krejáha1
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 кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 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 кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 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 кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 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 кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and кре́ел m, кре́ела f, кре́ело n, or кре́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 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 кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and кре́ял/крея́л1 m, кре́яла/крея́ла1 f, кре́яло/крея́ло1 n, or кре́яли/крея́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			крей krej			кре́йте kréjte

¹Dialectally marked.

Related terms

• кре́вам (krévam, “to lift, to depart, to advance”) (dialectal)

References

• “крея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “крея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “крѣѭ, -ешь”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 178

рибарка-крея (1.1)

чайка-крея (1.2)

рибояд-крея (1.3)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *krěja / *kraja, cognate with Serbo-Croatian кре́ја (“jay, shriek”). Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Russian кра́чка (kráčka, “tern”).

Noun

кре́я • (kréja) f

1. (dialectal) type of seabird
   1. tern (genus Sterna)

      Synonym: (standard) риба́рка (ribárka)

   2. seagull, mew (genus Larus)

      Synonym: (standard) ча́йка (čájka)

   3. (in Western dialects) gannet, booby (genus Morus)

      Synonym: (standard) рибоя́д (ribojád)

Declension

Declension of кре́я

	singular	plural
indefinite	кре́я kréja	кре́и kréi
definite	кре́ята kréjata	кре́ите kréite
vocative form	кре́йо kréjo	кре́и kréi

Alternative forms

• кра́я (krája)

Related terms

• кря́чка (krjáčka, “shriek”) (dialectal)
• крака́л (krakál), креа́л (kreál, “egret”) (dialectal)
• креща́лец (kreštálec, “water rail”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “края, крея”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 727