мая
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See also: -маа
Belarusian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]мая́ • (majá)
- nominative feminine singular of мой (moj)
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *majati.
Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary distinguish the meaning “to delay, to dally” (under мая¹) from “to mesmerise, to wonder” (under мая²).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ма́я • (mája) first-singular present indicative, impf
- (transitive, intransitive, primary meaning) to waver, to sway
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) to beacon, to signal
- (transitive, colloquial) to divert someone's attention, to distract
- (transitive, colloquial) to delay, to detain somebody from doing something
- (reflexive with се, obsolete) to roam back and forth
- (reflexive with се) to dawdle, to loiter, to dally
- (transitive, secondary meaning) to mesmerise, to amaze
Usage notes
[edit]Only the passive мая се (maja se) is widely used within the standard language. The (ambi)transitive meanings are mostly colloquial or dialectal.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of ма́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, transitive)
participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
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masculine | indefinite | ма́ещ máešt |
ма́ял, мая́л1 májal, majál1 |
ма́ел máel |
ма́ян májan |
ма́ейки máejki | |
definite subject form | ма́ещият máeštijat |
ма́ялият, мая́лият1 májalijat, majálijat1 |
— | ма́яният májanijat | |||
definite object form | ма́ещия máeštija |
ма́ялия, мая́лия1 májalija, majálija1 |
— | ма́яния májanija | |||
feminine | indefinite | ма́еща máešta |
ма́яла, мая́ла1 májala, majála1 |
ма́ела máela |
ма́яна májana | ||
definite | ма́ещата máeštata |
ма́ялата, мая́лата1 májalata, majálata1 |
— | ма́яната májanata | |||
neuter | indefinite | ма́ещо máešto |
ма́яло, мая́ло1 májalo, majálo1 |
ма́ело máelo |
ма́яно májano |
ма́ене máene | |
definite | ма́ещото máeštoto |
ма́ялото, мая́лото1 májaloto, majáloto1 |
— | ма́яното májanoto |
ма́енето máeneto | ||
plural | indefinite | ма́ещи máešti |
ма́яли, мая́ли1 májali, majáli1 |
ма́ели máeli |
ма́яни májani |
ма́ения, ма́енета máenija, máeneta | |
definite | ма́ещите máeštite |
ма́ялите, мая́лите1 májalite, majálite1 |
— | ма́яните májanite |
ма́енията, ма́енетата máenijata, máenetata |
person | singular | plural | |||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
present | ма́я mája |
ма́еш máeš |
ма́е máe |
ма́ем máem |
ма́ете máete |
ма́ят májat | |
imperfect | ма́ех máeh |
ма́еше máeše |
ма́еше máeše |
ма́ехме máehme |
ма́ехте máehte |
ма́еха máeha | |
aorist | ма́ях, мая́х1 májah, majáh1 |
ма́я, мая́1 mája, majá1 |
ма́я, мая́1 mája, majá1 |
ма́яхме, мая́хме1 májahme, majáhme1 |
ма́яхте, мая́хте1 májahte, majáhte1 |
ма́яха, мая́ха1 májaha, majáha1 | |
future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ма́ел m, ма́ела f, ма́ело n, or ма́ели pl | ||||||
aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ма́ел m, ма́ела f, ма́ело n, or ма́ели pl | ||||||
aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
present and past perfect | none
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future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ма́ел m, ма́ела f, ма́ело n, or ма́ели pl | ||||||
aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | ||||||
conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and ма́ял/мая́л1 m, ма́яла/мая́ла1 f, ма́яло/мая́ло1 n, or ма́яли/мая́ли1 pl | |||||||
imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
май maj |
ма́йте májte |
1Dialectally marked.
Alternative forms
[edit]- ма́ям (májam) — with generalized a-conjugation
Derived terms
[edit]- майо́сам (majósam) майо́тя (majótja), маю́вам (majúvam) (dialectal)
- замая pf (zamaja), замайвам impf (zamajvam)
- главозама́я pf (glavozamája), главозама́йвам impf (glavozamájvam, “to blow one's mind”) (figurative)
- измая се pf (izmaja se), измайвам се impf (izmajvam se, “to dawdle”) (dialectal)
- намая се pf (namaja se), намайвам се impf (namajvam se)
- омая pf (omaja), омайвам impf (omajvam)
- помая pf (pomaja), помайвам impf (pomajvam)
- премая pf (premaja), премайвам impf (premajvam, “to lure”) (dialectal)
- размая се pf (razmaja se), размайвам се impf (razmajvam se, “to moon about”) (dialectal)
- смая pf (smaja), смайвам impf (smajvam, “to astound”)
- ма́еж (máež) (action noun)
- мая́к (maják, “beacon”) (Russian loanword)
- маи́ло (maílo), маи́лка (maílka, “dilly-dally, indolent behaviour”) (dialectal)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “ма̀я, ма̀я се (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ма̀я (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “ма́ѭ, -ешь; ма́ꙗлъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ.[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 56
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мая¹, мая²”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 701
Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]ма́я • (mája) m inan
Etymology 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]ма́я • (mája)
- present adverbial imperfective participle of ма́ять (májatʹ)
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