A Dialectical Dictionary of Neret – Macedonian to English

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obare (obara) – (plural us) search, as in toi se uplashi da ne ne obare – he was afraid they would search us

obarvashe (*) – searched, asked to

obere – to pick, picked

obervae (obrale, oberuvaat) – they picked, they harvested

obesi – to hang

obesia (obesija) – hung

obesile – they hung, they hanged

obesilki (*) – hangman's nooses

obesvae (*) – they hanged

obesvashe (*) – hung

obidi – tried, attempted

obidov – I tried

obidu – tried, attempted

obiduvale (obiduvaat) – they tried, they attempted

obikolat – surround

obikolena (*) – surrounded

obikoleni (*) – surrounded

obikoleno (obikolno) – surrounded

obikoli – to go around, encircle, surround

obikolia (obikolija) – surrounded

obikolila (olbikolil) – surrounded

obikolvae (*) – they surrounded

obleano (oblean) – soaked, drenched

obleche – dressed

oblechena – dressed, as in oblechena vo ubava nosia – dressed in beautiful clothes

oblecheni – dressed, plural as in koshcho bea ubavo oblecheni – because they were beautifully dressed

oblekoa – they dressed

oblekva (oblekuva) – to dress

oblekvae (oblekuvale) – they dressed

oblekvashe (*) – dressed

obruzhani (obruzha) – armed with weapons, fitted out, prepared

obruzhano (obruzha) – armed with weapons, fitted out, prepared

obruzhvat (obruzhuvaat) – arm with weapons, fit out, prepare

obu (obuj) – put on shoes/ socks, as in oti ne si gi obu chelite? – why didn't you put on your shoes?

obueme – we put on shoes/ socks, as in nemame cheli da se obueme – we do not have shoes to put on

oceniv – judged, evaluated, assessed

ochevidno – obvious, evident, obviously, evidently

ochite – the eyes

ochpredi (*) – in front of the eyes

od (see ot) – from

odaa (see odaja) – room

odaata – the room

odai – rooms

odaite (*) – the rooms

odaja (see odaa) – room

odalecheni (oddalecheni) – far away, distant, remote

odaleku (oddaleku) – from afar, from far away

odava (*) – room

odavi (*) – rooms

odbegni – escape

odbra – chose, selected

odbrae (odbrale)– they chose

odbrale – they choose, they chose, they select, as in kako te odbrale? – how did they choose you?

odbrame (odbereme) – we chose, we picked, we selected, as in se odbrame nekoi lugie – we chose some people

odbrani – chosen, selected

odea – they went, they were going

odeka (od deka) – from where, from anywhere

odel – went

odelat (oddelat) – to part, to separate, to divide

odele – they went

odelenie (oddelenie) – grades, classes

odeli (oddeli) – to separate

odelia (*) – they parted

odelile (oddelile) – they parted, they separated, they left

odelime (oddelime) – we parted, we separated

odelvame (oddelevme) – parted, to part, plural as in tamo se odelvame – there we parted

odeme (odevme) – we went

oden – gone, went

odena (*) – gone, gone to

odeni (*) (see oideni) – we have gone

odeno (*) – gone, departed, left

odeshe – was going

odgovor (see otgovor) – answer, response

odgovorime – to reply, to respond, we replied

odgovorva (*) – replied, as in taja mu odgovorva – she replied to him

odgovorvashe (odgovoreshe) – replied, was replying

odi – go, is going

odite – (plural) go, as in vie odite – you people go

odma – immediately, at once

odmenvame (*) – we change, we replace, we substitute

odmorime – (plural) 1. we rest, as in ni rekoa da odime da se odmorime – they told us to go and rest. 2. we rested, as in se odmorime taja vecher – we rested that evening

odmorvae (odmorile) – they rested

odolnina (*) – slope

odolu (odol) – lower down

odovade (odovde) – here, from here, over here, this way, on this side

odozadi (ododzadi, odzadi) – from behind, behind, at the back, in the rear

odozgora – above, from above, at the top, from the top, on top

odvelvashe (odvedeshe) – lead, as in lead the singing

odvojuvanje – separation

odvrzva (odvrzav, odvrzuva) – untie

odvrzvanieto (odvrzan, odvrzuvanje) – the untieing

ofca – (singular) sheep

ofchar – shepherd

ofcharite (ovcharite) – the shepherds

ofcharo – the shepherd

ofchini (*) (see ofcini) – of sheep, as in ofcini kozhi – sheep skins

ofci – (plural) sheep

ofcini (*) (see ofchini) – of sheep, as in ofchini kozhi – sheep skins

ofcite – the sheep

ofic (*) – (English) office

oficer – officer

oficercka (*) – of officers', as in oficercka skola – officers' school

oficeri – officers

oficerite – the officers

oficero (oficerot) – the officer

ofici (*) – (see oficii) (English office, Macedonian plural i for ii) offices

oficii (*) – (see ofici) (English office, Macedonian plural i for ii) offices

ofico (*) – (English office, Macedonian o for ot – the) the office

oganie (ognovi) – fires

ogladna (ogladni, ogladnuva) – became hungry

ogladnat – hungry

ognishcha (ognishta, ognishche) – fireplaces, homes

ogno (ognot) – the fire

ogoleme (zgolemen) – got big, got large

ogolemi (zgolemi) – got bigger, increased

ogorcheni – (plural they/ we were) bitter, angry, resentful, outraged

ogreva – 1. sunrise. 2. shines, warms

Ohi Kato Mahala Pano Mahala guruni – (Greek) ne sakam Dolnata Mala toku vo Gornata – I don't want the Lower Mala but the Higher

Ohrana (*) – (Greek) a derogatory name applied to Macedonians by the Greeks

oideni (ojde) (see odeni) – gone to, departed, left

oidote (*) – (plural) you have gone, as in deka oidote? – where have you (all) gone?

oka – a measure of weight equal to 1,282 grams, a liquid measure of 1.5 litres

okata (*, oka) – the measure of weight equal to 1,282 grams, the liquid measure of 1.5 litres

oki – more than one oka

okolia (okolija) – district, area/ region/ locality, as in Lerinckata okolia – the Lerin region

okoliata (okolinata) – (plural) the surrounding district, the area/region/ locality, as in okolnite sela – the surrounding villages

okolnite – the area, in the area/ region/ locality

okolo – area/ region/ locality

okolu – around, about

okopacia (okupacija) – military occupation

okopator (okupator) – military occupier

okopatori (okupatori) – military occupiers

okopatorite (okupator) – the military occupiers

okopatoro (okupator) – the military occupier

okopira (okupira) – militarily occupied

okopirae – they militarily occupied

okopiran (okupiran) – militarily occupied, enslaved

okopirani (*) – (plural they were) militarily occupied, enslaved

okopirano (okupira) – militarily occupied, enslaved

okopire (okupirale) – (plural they to) militarily occupy

Oktonvri (Octomvri) – October

Olandia (Holandija) – Holland

olmi – mortars

olmite – the mortars

olmo – mortar cannon

olmoto – the mortar cannon

omadarhe – (Greek) team leaders

omrsat – to feed, to break a fast, to treat

omrsime (omrsivme) – we feed, we break a fast, we treat

omrsvae (omrsuvaat) – they fed, they broke their fast, they treated

omrsvat (omrsuva) – feed, break a fast, treat

onaka – that way, in that way

opaku – the wrong way around, the opposite way, in reverse

opasame (*) – we bonded, as in ot koato se opasame – from when we bonded

opasan (opashan) – tied, bonded, girdled

opasani (*) – tied, bonded, gave their word

opashvashe (*) – tied or bound together, perhaps with a blessing or a ribbon or apron

opecheni (opechen) – 1. burned, baked, cooked. 2. mature

opianis (opiani) – get drunk

opikasa (*) – realize, realized, notice, noticed

opikasae (*) – they realized, they noticed

opikasat (*) – realized, noticed

opikase (*) – they realize, they notice

opit – question

opita – asked, inquired

opitae (*) – they asked, they inquired, they questioned

opital – asked, inquired

opitala (*) – asked, inquired

opitale (*) (see opitvale) – they asked, they inquired, they questioned

opitame (*) – 1. we ask, as in ke opitame – we will ask. 2. we asked, as in otidome, opitame na ofico – we went, we asked at the office

opitano (*) – asked

opitao (*) – they asked, they inquired

opitash (*) – ask, as in ke opitas – you ask

opitat (opitaat) – to ask, asked

opitate (*) – you all ask, you all inquire

opite (*) – they ask, they inquire

opitva – asked, questioned, inquired

opitvae (*) – they asked, they inquired, they questioned

opitval (*) – asked them, questioned them

opitvale (*) (see opitale) – they asked, they inquired, they questioned

opitvam (*) – I ask

opitvash (*) – you ask, you inquire

opitvashe (*) – asked, inquired

opitve (*) – ask, inquire

opozde (*) – late

opoznae – they got to know each other, they got acquainted, they get to know each other, they get acquainted

opozname (*) – we got to know each other, we got acquainted, as in se opozname – we got to know each other

opshina (opshtina) – community

opshinata – the community

opshinckata (opshtinskata) – the community, as in opshinckata uprava – the community administration

opshinite (opshtinite) – the communities

opshka (*) – common, general

Opsirena – a village near Lerin

opulie (opuli) – they opened, they looked, as in mu gi opulie ochite na celio sfet – they opened the eyes of the whole world

orae (orale) – they ploughed

oral – plough, ploughed

oralia (orala) – ploughs

oralishchata (*, oralishta) – the areas where they dance the oro

oralishche (oralishte) – area where they dance the oro

oralishcheto (*, oralishte) – the area where they dance the oro

oram – I plough

orame – we plough, as in za da si gi orame nivieto – so we can plough the field

oran – ploughing

oranie (oranje)– ploughing

oranieto (oranjeto) – the ploughing, the ploughed land

orashe – plough, ploughing, as in ne go orashe toa mesto – he did not plough that area

orat (oraat) – plough

orata – the dances

Orea Tu Peran (*) – (Greek) Ubavicata Na Peran – The Beauty of Peran

orei (orevi) – walnut trees, walnuts, nuts

oreite (orevite) – the walnut trees, the walnuts, the nuts

organizacia (organizacija) – organization

organizaciata (organizacijata) – the organization

organizira – organize

organizirae (organizirale) – they organized

organizirani – organized, as in organizirani cheti – organized fighters

organizirashe – organized

organizirat (organizir at) – to organize

organosi – (Greek) organization

orlite – the eagles

orman – forest, woods

ormano – the forest, the woods

Ornicata (*) – 1. the name of a mountain and area near Neret. 2. ornicata (oranica) – the forest, the land no longer cultivated

Orthodoksi (ortodoksi) – Orthodox

oruzhani (*) – armed (with weapons)

oruzhie (oruzhje) – weapons, weaponry

osche (ooshte) – still, yet, as in osche jade – they are still eating

Osenicata (*) – mountainside in Neret heading towards Turie

oshche (ooshte) – 1. still, yet. 2. some more, even more, still more

oshchednash (*, ooshte ednash) – once more, once again

oshcho (zashto, zoshto) – because, why

oshla (otishla) – went

oshle (otishle) – they went

oshol (otishol) – went

osileni (*) – strengthened

osili – strengthened, became stronger

osilia (*) – became stronger

oslo (*) – went, moved

osloboditeli – freedom fighters

osloboditelni – liberation, freedom, as in Nacionalen Osloboditelni Front – National Liberation Front

osloboduvanie (osloboduvanje) – liberation

osloboduvanieto (osloboduvanjeto) (see oslobodvanieto) – the freeing, the liberation

oslobodvanieto (osloboduvanjeto) (see osloboduvanieto) – the freeing, the liberation

osluzhat (posluzhat) – serve, help

osluzhi (posluzhi, sluzhi) – served, helped

osmaci – more than one osmak, which is a measure of weight of 50 kilograms

osnova – base, foundation

ostafka (ostavka) – resignation, retirement

ostafkata (ostavkata) – the resignation, the leave

ostanae (ostanale) – they stayed, they were left, as in drugite sho ostanae tamo – the others who stayed there

ostanalo – left, remained, as in poveke mu ostanalo teshko – it was left more difficult for them, it remained even more difficult for them

ostaname (ostaneme) – we were left, we remained

ostanan (*) – be left, remained

ostanati – (plural who were) left, remaining

ostanatite – they/ those who were left/ remaining

ostanish (ostanesh) – be left

ostapi (otstapi) – give up, give way, leave, retreat, abandon

ostapuva (otstapuva) – gives up, gives way, leaves, retreat, retreats, abandons

ostapuvae (otstapuvale) – they retreated

ostapuvanieto (otstapuvanjeto) – the retreat

ostapva (otstapuva) – give up, give way, retreat, leave, abandon

ostavae (ostavale) – 1. they left. 2. they allowed

ostaval (ostavil) – allowed

ostavashe – 1. left, remained. 2. allowed

ostavat – allow

ostavate – they allow

ostaveni – 1. left, left behind, abandoned. 2. divorced

ostaveno – 1. left, as in left with, left there, left alone, abandoned. 2. allowed

ostavi – 1. leave, leave alone. 2. allow

ostavia (ostaviha) – 1. they left. 2. they allowed

ostavime – 1. we left. 2. we allowed

ostavite – 1. (plural they/ you all) leave, left, leave alone, leave each other. 2. (plural they/ you all) allow, as in ostavite go – allow him, leave him alone

ostinase (ostinav) – cooled, cooled off

Ostra Plocha Porta (*) – a land mark near Kapolichoa Mala

Ostrivor/ Rido Ostrivor (*) – a place near Neret, the Hill Ostrivor

ostrizhi – to cut hair, give a haircut

ostroae (stroeja) – they arranged, they put in place, they lined up

osudvae (osuduvaat) – they convicted, they sentenced, they condemned

osuna (osumna) – dawned, at dawn

osuni (*) – to dawn

osunva (osumna) – dawn, to dawn, as in pochna da osunva – it began to dawn

osunvashe (*) – dawned, at daybreak, at sunrise

ot (see od) – from

otaja (*) (short for ot taja) – from that, from this

otamo (o-tamo, ottamu) (short for ot tamo) – from there

otatkoto (*) (short for ot tatkoto) – from the father

otberi (odberi) – choose, select

otberime (odbereme) – 1. we choose, we select. 2. we chose, we selected

otbervae (odbervale, odberea) – they chose, they selected

otbrame (odberevme) – we chose, we selected

otbrana (odbrana) – defense

otbrani (odbrani) – chosen, selected

otchaen (ochaen) – very annoyed, disappointed, despairing

otchai (ochaj) – disappointed, very annoyed, despaired, colloquially "pissed off"

otchaja (ochaenost) – to despair

otchekuae (ochekuvale) – they/ they were expected/ waiting

otchekuashe (ochekuvashe) – waited, were waiting, were expected

otchisti (ochisti) – cleared, clean

otdelat (oddelat) – separate

otdeli (oddeli) – separate

otdelish (oddelish) – you separate

otdelite (oddelevte)– you all/ you both separate

otdelno (oddelno) – separately, separate, as in da naprave otdelno Makedoncki partizancki brigadi – to make separately Macedonian partizan brigades

otdelvame (oddelevme) – we separated, we parted

otebe (od tebe) (short for ot tebe) – from you

otechat – swell

O Telefteos Titlos Tu Zahariadi (*) – (Greek) The title of a book

otep (*) – kill, murder

otepa – killed, murdered

otepae (otepuvale) (see otepale) – they killed, they murdered

otepale (see otepae) – they killed, they murdered

otepame (otepuvame) – we killed, we murdered

otepana (*) – the murdered one, the one who was killed

otepani – those killed, those murdered

otepanio (otepaniot) – the one who was killed, the murdered one

otepanite – the ones who was killed, the murdered ones

otepano – 1. killed. 2. made depressed, broken spirited. 3. exhausted

otepash – you kill, as in da me otepash – to kill me

otepate – you all kill, you all will kill

otepe (*) – kill

otepvae (otepuvale, otepuvaat) – they killed, as in aku otepvae nekoi Germanec – if they killed some German

oteroro (*) (short for ot terorot) – from the terror

otfrlat – throw

otfrlia (otfrlija) – they threw

otfrlime – 1. we throw. 2. we threw

otgovor (see odgovor) – answer, response

otgovorat (odgovorat) – answer, reply

otgovoren (odgovoren) – responsible

otgovorenio (odgovoren) – the one responsible

otgovoreno (*) – answered, responded, replied

otgovori – answer, respond, answered, replied

otgovoria (odgovorija) – they answered, they responded, they answered, they replied

otgovoril (odgovoril) – answered, replied

otgovorila (odgovorila) – she answered, she replied

otgovorna (odgovorna) – responsible female, woman in charge

otgovornio (odgovorniot) – the responsible one

otgovorva (*) – replies, responds, answers

otgovorvae (*) – they replied, they responded, they answered

otgovorvashe (odgovarashe) – replied, answered

otgovorvat (*) – reply, respond, answer

otia (*) (short for ot tia) – from, of those, of these

otidoa – they went

otidome (otidovme) – we went

otidu – I went

otishla – she went

otishle – they went

otishlo – he went

otishol – went, as in otishol odma – went immediately

otka (otkaj, otkako) – from, since, as

otkai (otkaj) – from, about

otkao (otkako, otkaj) – since, from, as

otkaza (*) – canceled, gave notice, renounced

otkazae (*) – they canceled, they gave notice, they renounced

otkazano (otkazno) – canceled

otkazha – cancel, call off

otkazhat – cancel, reject, call off

otkazhi – cancel, call off, retract, renounce

otkazhime (otkazheme) – we cancel, we renounce

otkazhva (otkazhuva) – renounce, cancel

otkazhvae (otkazhuvale) – they renounce, the reject, they cancel

otkazhvam (otkazham) – I cancel, I deny, I renounce, as in ne ti otkazhvam – I don't deny you

otkazhve (*) (see otkazve) – they renounce, they cancel

otkazva (*) – has canceled, is canceling, has renounced, is renouncing

otkazve (*) (see otkazhve) – they renounce, they cancel

otkopae (otkopale) – they dug up

otkorenae (otkornale) – they uprooted

otkorenat (otkornat) – uproot

otkrien – revealed, divulged, exposed

otkriva – reveals

otkupa (otkupat) – buy

otkupeno (otkupen) – bought, purchased

otkupia (otkupija) – they bought

otkupva (otkupuva) – buy, buy out

otkupvashe (*) – bought

otkupvat (otkupat) – buy, buy out

otmora (odmora) – to rest

otmorat (odmorat) – rest

otoa (*) (ot toa) – from that

otogai (*) (ot togai, ot togash) – from then

otoi (*) (ot toi) – from that

Oton – Otto, as in Oton ot Grcia – King Otto of Greece

otpea – read, past tense as in koga taja ga otpea – when she read it

otpushchi (otpushti) – to let go, release

otresa (*) – shook, undid, untied

otromeite (*) – the weak, the sluggish, the lazy

otrov – poison

otru – poisoned

otruachka (*) – poison

otrue – poison

otruia (otruja) – poisoned

otrula – poisoned

otspredi – in front

otstapve (otstapuvale) – they retreat

otsudat – to judge them, to sentence them

otsuden (*) – judged, sentenced, convicted

otsudeni – (*) – (plural, they were, they who were) judged, sentenced, convicted

otsudi – to judge, convict, sentence, convicted, sentenced

otsudia (*) – judged, convicted

otsudvae (otsuduvaat) – (plural, they were, they who were) judge sentenced, convicted, as in koi go otsudvae – they who were sentenced

otuka (ottuka) – from here

oturcite (*) (short for od Turcite) – from the Turks

otvoite (*) (short for od tvoite) – from your

otvorae (otvorale) – they opened

otvorat – they open

otvorena – open

otvorenio (otvorieniot) – the opened, as in na nofio otvorenio boi – the newly opened war

otvori – open, opened

otvoria (otvorija) – they opened

otvorie (otvorile) – they opened

otvoril – opened

otvorime – we open, we opened

otvornik (*) – opening, key to open, opener

otvorva (otvoruva) – open, opens

otvorvae (otvorale) – they open, they opened

otvorvame (otvorevme) – we open, we opened

otvorvashe (otvoreshe) – opened

otvorvat (otvorat) – they open

otzadi (odzadi) – behind, at the back

oves – oats

ovia (ovie) – these

ovie (see ovia) – these

ovien (povien) – wrapped around

oviete (poviete, obvijte) – (plural you all) dress, dress up, wrap, cover, as in ke se oviete so vreshcha – you will dress yourselves with bags

ovivae (obvieja, obviev) – they covered

ovoa (ovoj, ovaa) (see voa) – this

ovritie (vrtea) – they surrounded, they turned

ovrtat (vrtat) – surround, walk around, upturn, turn upside down

ozdola – below

ozgora – above, from above, on top of

ozhenat – married (man), a man who marries, a man who got married, get married

ozhenet – married (man), a man who got married

ozheneto (ozhenet) – a man who married, a man who is married off

ozheni – (a man who) got married

ozhenil – a man who married/ got married

ozhivea (ozhiveaja) – they recovered, they revived

ozhivi – to return to life, to revive, to reappear

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