ярък

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jarъkъ. Formed from an earlier ꙗръ (jar, “feisty, furious”) +‎ -ък (-ǎk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja̟rɐk]

Adjective

я́рък • (járǎk) (adverb я́рко, abstract noun я́ркост)

1. bright, brilliant
2. vivid, saturated (of colors)
3. (figurative) striking

Declension

Positive forms of я́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	я́рък járǎk	я́рка járka	я́рко járko	я́рки járki
definite (subject form)	я́ркият járkijat	я́рката járkata	я́ркото járkoto	я́рките járkite
definite (object form)	я́ркия járkija

Comparative forms of я́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-я́рък pó-járǎk	по́-я́рка pó-járka	по́-я́рко pó-járko	по́-я́рки pó-járki
definite (subject form)	по́-я́ркият pó-járkijat	по́-я́рката pó-járkata	по́-я́ркото pó-járkoto	по́-я́рките pó-járkite
definite (object form)	по́-я́ркия pó-járkija

Superlative forms of я́рък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-я́рък náj-járǎk	на́й-я́рка náj-járka	на́й-я́рко náj-járko	на́й-я́рки náj-járki
definite (subject form)	на́й-я́ркият náj-járkijat	на́й-я́рката náj-járkata	на́й-я́ркото náj-járkoto	на́й-я́рките náj-járkite
definite (object form)	на́й-я́ркия náj-járkija

Related terms

• я́рост (járost, “rage”)
• ярови́т (jarovít, “short-tempered”)

References

• “ярък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ярък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010