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бичувам

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bičevati. By surface analysis, бич (bič) +‎ -увам (-uvam).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [biˈt͡ʃu̟vɐm]
  • Rhymes: -uvɐm
  • Syllabification(key): би‧чу‧вам
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Verb

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бичу́вам (bičúvam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (literary) to excoriate, to castigate, to lambaste, to scourge
    Synonyms: коря́ (korjá), критику́вам (kritikúvam), осъ́ждам (osǎ́ždam), порица́вам (poricávam)
    Тя безми́лостно бичу́ваше не́йните поро́ци.
    Tja bezmílostno bičúvaše néjnite poróci.
    She mercilessly excoriated her vices.
  2. (archaic) to whip, to flog, to scourge, to lash
    Synonym: би́я (bíja)
  3. (poetic, figurative) to batter, to lash, to pelt
    Светка́вици по́чнаха да бичу́ват земя́та.
    Svetkávici póčnaha da bičúvat zemjáta.
    Lightning bolts began to lash the earth.
    Дъждъ́т бичу́ва не́говото лице́.
    Dǎždǎ́t bičúva négovoto licé.
    The rain is pelting his face.

Conjugation

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References

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