# грижа
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡriʒɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

гри́жа • (gríža) f (diminutive гри́жица)
* trouble, bother, fuss, cumbrance
    бера грижи (idiom) ― bera griži ― to be concerned (literally, “to gather troubles”)
* worry, anxiety, uneasiness, alert (emotional state caused by trouble or cumbrance)
    Synonyms: безпоко́йство (bezpokójstvo), трево́га (trevóga)
* (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

#### 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]‎ (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: [ˈɡriʒa]

### Noun

грижа • (griža) f
* care, concern, worry

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From гри̏сти.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡrîʒa/
* Hyphenation: гри‧жа

### Noun

гри̏жа f (Latin spelling grȉža)
* dysentery
* qualms (of conscience)
* rocky or waterless area

#### Declension
### References

* “грижа” in Hrvatski jezični portal

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gryža.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦrɪʒɐ]
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### Noun

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

#### Declension
### Noun

гри́жа • (hrýža) f inan (genitive гри́жі, uncountable)
* (dialectal) woe; worry
    Synonyms: журба́ f (žurbá, “woe”), турбо́та f (turbóta, “worry”)

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “грижа”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 594

### 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)