бозая

Bulgarian

Etymology

Per BER: perhaps denominal from an earlier *bъz- (“udder”) + -ая (-aja) (respectively *byz- in the case of secondary биза́я (bizája)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boˈzajɐ]

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Verb

боза́я • (bozája) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective бо́зна)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to suckle

   Synonym: су́ча (súča)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of боза́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	боза́ещ bozáešt	боза́л bozál	боза́ел bozáel	боза́н bozán		боза́ейки bozáejki
	definite subject form	боза́ещият bozáeštijat	боза́лият bozálijat	—	боза́ният bozánijat
	definite object form	боза́ещия bozáeštija	боза́лия bozálija	—	боза́ния bozánija
feminine	indefinite	боза́еща bozáešta	боза́ла bozála	боза́ела bozáela	боза́на bozána
	definite	боза́ещата bozáeštata	боза́лата bozálata	—	боза́ната bozánata
neuter	indefinite	боза́ещо bozáešto	боза́ло bozálo	боза́ело bozáelo	боза́но bozáno	боза́не bozáne
	definite	боза́ещото bozáeštoto	боза́лото bozáloto	—	боза́ното bozánoto	боза́нето bozáneto
plural	indefinite	боза́ещи bozáešti	боза́ли bozáli	боза́ели bozáeli	боза́ни bozáni	боза́ния, боза́нета bozánija, bozáneta
	definite	боза́ещите bozáeštite	боза́лите bozálite	—	боза́ните bozánite	боза́нията, боза́нетата bozánijata, bozánetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		боза́я bozája	боза́еш bozáeš	боза́е bozáe	боза́ем bozáem	боза́ете bozáete	боза́ят bozájat
imperfect		боза́ех bozáeh	боза́еше bozáeše	боза́еше bozáeše	боза́ехме bozáehme	боза́ехте bozáehte	боза́еха bozáeha
aorist		боза́х bozáh	боза́ bozá	боза́ bozá	боза́хме bozáhme	боза́хте bozáhte	боза́ха bozáha
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 боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли 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 боза́ел m, боза́ела f, боза́ело n, or боза́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли 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 боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and боза́ел m, боза́ела f, боза́ело n, or боза́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли 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
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and боза́ел m, боза́ела f, боза́ело n, or боза́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли 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 боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and боза́л m, боза́ла f, боза́ло n, or боза́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			боза́й bozáj			боза́йте bozájte

Alternative forms

• бо́зам (bózam) — dialectal
• биза́я (bizája) — dialectal, with long grade

Derived terms

• бо́звам (bózvam) (semelfactive)
• добозая pf (dobozaja), добозавам impf (dobozavam)
• забозая pf (zabozaja), забозавам impf (zabozavam)
• избозая pf (izbozaja), избозавам impf (izbozavam)
• набозая се pf (nabozaja se), набозавам се impf (nabozavam se)
• побозая pf (pobozaja), побозавам impf (pobozavam)
• пробозая pf (probozaja), пробозавам impf (probozavam)
• отбозая pf (otbozaja), отбозавам impf (otbozavam)
• боза́ен (bozáen)
  • боза́йник (bozájnik, “mammal”)

Related terms

• бо́зка (bózka), би́зка (bízka, “udder”)

References

• “бозая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бозая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бозая, бозна, бозвам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 63