далавера

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish dalavere (“scam”) or Greek νταραβέρι (daravéri, “transaction, relationship, commotion”), from the clipping of Italian dare (“giving”) +‎ avere (“taking”). Akin to Macedonian далавера (dalavera), Laz დალავერა (dalavera), Armenian տալավէրա (talavēra), Greek νταλαβέρα (dalavéra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dəɫɐˈvɛrə]

Noun

далаве́ра • (dalavéra) f

(slang) bargain
купу́вам на далаве́ра ― kupúvam na dalavéra ― to buy for a good price
(slang) dirty deal, scam
пра́вя далаве́ра ― právja dalavéra ― to make a dirty deal

Declension

Declension of далаве́ра

	singular	plural
indefinite	далаве́ра dalavéra	далаве́ри dalavéri
definite	далаве́рата dalavérata	далаве́рите dalavérite

Synonyms

взи́мане-да́ване (vzímane-dávane, “taking-giving”)
алъ́ш-вери́ш (alǎ́š-veríš, “taking-giving”) (from Turkish)

References

далавера in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
далавера in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [daˈɫavɛɾa] (stilted)
IPA^(key): [daɫaˈvɛɾa] (nonstandard, common)

Noun

далавера • (dalavera) f

(colloquial) skulduggery, double-dealing, trickery, scam

Declension

Declension of далавера

	singular	plural
indefinite	далавера	далавери
definite unspecified	далаверата	далаверите
definite proximal	далаверава	далавериве
definite distal	далаверана	далаверине
vocative	далаверо	далавери

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