грай

Bulgarian

Etymology

Result noun of onomatopoeic гра́я (grája, “to conjure a call, to play music”) +‎ -й (-j), from Proto-Slavic *grajь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡraj]

Noun

грай • (graj) m

(dialectal, music) tune, melody
Synonyms: мело́дия (melódija), напе́в (napév)

Declension

Declension of грай

	singular	plural
indefinite	грай graj	гра́ове gráove
definite (subject form)	гра́ят grájat	гра́овете gráovete
definite (object form)	гра́я grája	гра́овете gráovete
count form	—	гра́я grája

Derived terms

гра́ен (gráen, “delightful, pleasant, neat (for state or result)”) (dialectal)

Related terms

грак (grak), грач (grač, “caw, croak, uproar”)

References

Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “грай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 272

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡraj]

Verb

грай • (graj)

second-person singular imperative imperfective of гра́ять (grájatʹ)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɦrai̯]

Verb

грай • (hraj)

second-person singular imperative imperfective of гра́ти (hráty)

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