грижа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡriʒɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

гри́жа • (gríža) f (diminutive гри́жица)

1. trouble, bother, fuss, cumbrance

   бера грижи (idiom) ― bera griži ― to be concerned (literally, “to gather troubles”)

2. worry, anxiety, uneasiness, alert (emotional state caused by trouble or cumbrance)

   Synonyms: безпоко́йство (bezpokójstvo), трево́га (trevóga)

3. (by semantic shift) care, concern, mindfulness

   полагам грижи за ... ― polagam griži za ... ― to bestow cares on ...

   лишен от родителска грижа ― lišen ot roditelska griža ― deprived of parents' care

Declension

Declension of гри́жа

	singular	plural
indefinite	гри́жа gríža	гри́жи gríži
definite	гри́жата grížata	гри́жите grížite

Derived terms

• гри́жа се (gríža se, “to take care of”)
• грижо́вен (grižóven, “caring”), грижли́в (grižlív, “careful, attentive”)
  • грижо́вност (grižóvnost), грижли́вост (grižlívost) (abstract nouns)

Related terms

• гриза́ (grizá, “to gnaw, to nibble”)

References

• “грижа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “грижа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “грꙑ́жꙗ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 253
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грижа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 282

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡriʒa]

Noun

грижа • (griža) f

1. care, concern, worry

Declension

Declension of грижа

	singular	plural
indefinite	грижа (griža)	грижи (griži)
definite unspecified	грижата (grižata)	грижите (grižite)
definite proximal	грижава (grižava)	гриживе (grižive)
definite distal	грижана (grižana)	грижине (grižine)
vocative	грижо (grižo)	грижи (griži)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From гри̏сти.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrîʒa/
• Hyphenation: гри‧жа

Noun

гри̏жа f (Latin spelling grȉža)

1. dysentery
2. qualms (of conscience)
3. rocky or waterless area

Declension

Declension of грижа

	singular	plural
nominative	грижа	гриже
genitive	гриже	грижа
dative	грижи	грижама
accusative	грижу	гриже
vocative	грижо	гриже
locative	грижи	грижама
instrumental	грижом	грижама

References

• “грижа”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦrɪʒɐ]

Noun

гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, nominative plural гри́жі, genitive plural гриж)

1. (pathology) hernia

Declension

Declension of гри́жа (inan semisoft fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	гри́жа hrýža	гри́жі hrýži
genitive	гри́жі hrýži	гриж hryž
dative	гри́жі hrýži	гри́жам hrýžam
accusative	гри́жу hrýžu	гри́жі hrýži
instrumental	гри́жею hrýžeju	гри́жами hrýžamy
locative	гри́жі hrýži	гри́жах hrýžax
vocative	гри́же hrýže	гри́жі hrýži

Noun

гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, uncountable)

1. (dialectal) woe; worry

   Synonyms: журба́ f (žurbá, “woe”), турбо́та f (turbóta, “worry”)

Declension

Declension of гри́жа (inan sg-only semisoft fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	гри́жа hrýža
genitive	гри́жі hrýži
dative	гри́жі hrýži
accusative	гри́жу hrýžu
instrumental	гри́жею hrýžeju
locative	гри́жі hrýži
vocative	гри́же hrýže

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “грижа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “грижа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “грижа”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “грижа”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “грижа”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “грижа”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “грижа”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)