дам

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dati, Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam/

Verb

1. (ditransitive) to give

   Ще ти дам книгата.

   Šte ti dam knigata.

   I will give you the book.

2. (ditransitive) to let, to allow

   Родителите ми не ми дават да ходя на кино.

   Roditelite mi ne mi davat da hodja na kino.

   My parents don't let me go to the cinema.

3. (transitive) to produce, to yield, to bear

   Кравите дават мляко.

   Kravite davat mljako.

   Cows give milk.

4. (transitive) to present in public performance, to give

   давам концерт ― davam koncert ― to give a concert.

5. (transitive) to provide, as, a service or a broadcast, to give, to be on

   Вече не дават любимото ми предаване.

   Veče ne davat ljubimoto mi predavane.

   They no longer give my favourite show.

   Дават новините.

   Davat novinite.

   The news is on.

6. (ditransitive) to fix, to set

   Учителката даде на учениците си задача да нарисуват ходило.

   Učitelkata dade na učenicite si zadača da narisuvat hodilo.

   The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.

   давам срок ― davam srok ― to fix/set a time-limit

   давам тон ― davam ton ― to set the tone

7. (ditransitive) to estimate or predict (a duration or probability for something), to give

   Давам му десет минути преди да се откаже.

   Davam mu deset minuti predi da se otkaže.

   I give it ten minutes before he gives up.

Synonyms

• (let): позволя (pozvolja), разреша (razreša)
• (produce): произведа (proizveda), родя (rodja)
• (fix): поставя (postavja), установя (ustanovja)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dam]

Etymology 1

Noun

дам • (dam) f anim pl

1. genitive plural of да́ма (dáma)
2. accusative plural of да́ма (dáma)

Etymology 2

Verb

дам • (dam)

1. first-person singular future indicative perfective of дать (datʹ)

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Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæm/

Noun

Dari	دم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	дам

дам • (dam)

1. breath