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Meaning of -льо | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

Forms diminutive agent nouns, often with pejorative meaning

morpheme, neuter

Examples

“сърдя (sǎrdja, “to sulk”) → сръдлив (srǎdliv, “grumpy”) → сръдльо (srǎdljo, “grump”) крада (krada, “to steal”) → крадлив (kradliv, “prone to stealing, thievish”) → крадльо (kradljo, “lifter, thief”) лъжа (lǎža, “to lie”) → лъжлив (lǎžliv, “prone to lying, bogus, fake”) → лъжльо (lǎžljo, “lair”) пикая (pikaja, “to piss”) → пиклив (pikliv, “pissing”) → пикльо (pikljo, “brat, bed-wetter”)”
“мухъл (muhǎl, “mold”) → мухльо (muhljo, “fool, wretch”) петел (petel, “rooster”) → петльо (petljo, “rooster, cockerel”) (diminutive) бухал (buhal, “owl”) → бухльо (buhljo, “owl”) (diminutive) охлюв (ohljuv, “snail”) → охльо (ohljo, “snail”) (diminutive)”
“рошав (rošav, “shaggy, uncombed”) → рошльо (rošljo, “shock head”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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