брътвя

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrtviti, a causative iterative of obsolete *bъrtva (prattle) (= *bъr- (onomatopoeic root) +‎ *-tva).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɤtvʲɐ]
  • IPA(key): [brɐtˈvʲa̟] (obsolescent)

Verb[edit]

бръ́твя or брътвя́ (brǎ́tvja or brǎtvjá) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to blather, to prattle, to chatter
    брътвя небивалици (transitive)brǎtvja nebivalicito blather nonsense
    събрали се да брътвят (intransitive)sǎbrali se da brǎtvjat[some people] have gather to chatter
  2. (figurative) to gossip, to talk nonsense (about someone or something)
  3. (reflexive with се, typically in 3p.) to be blathered, to be rumoured, to spread (of gossips, rumours)
    брътви се, че ...brǎtvi se, če ...it is rumoured that ...

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