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брецам

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɛt͡sɐm]
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Etymology 1

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By surface analysis, бре́да (bréda) (archaic/hypothetical) +‎ -цам (-cam, expressive verbal suffix).

Verb

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бре́цам (brécam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of бре́да (bréda, to stroll, to wade)
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References

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  • брецам²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брецам¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 78

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bręcati, of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

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бре́цам (brécam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective бре́цна) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to bray, to bellow (of animals)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to scold, to yell (of people)
  3. (transitive, reanalyzed) to curse, to slander, to revile
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