окам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the onomatopoeia о-о-о (o-o-o) +‎ -кам (-kam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔkɐm]

Verb

о́кам • (ókam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective о́кна) (dialectal, Western dialects)

1. (intransitive) to scream, to shout, to yell

   Synonyms: (standard) ви́кам (víkam), крещя́ (kreštjá)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of о́кам (conjugation 3, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	о́кащ ókašt	о́кал, ока́л1 ókal, okál1	о́кал ókal	—		о́кайки ókajki
	definite subject form	о́кащият ókaštijat	о́калият, ока́лият1 ókalijat, okálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	о́кащия ókaštija	о́калия, ока́лия1 ókalija, okálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	о́каща ókašta	о́кала, ока́ла1 ókala, okála1	о́кала ókala	—
	definite	о́кащата ókaštata	о́калата, ока́лата1 ókalata, okálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	о́кащо ókašto	о́кало, ока́ло1 ókalo, okálo1	о́кало ókalo	—	о́кане ókane
	definite	о́кащото ókaštoto	о́калото, ока́лото1 ókaloto, okáloto1	—	—	о́кането ókaneto
plural	indefinite	о́кащи ókašti	о́кали, ока́ли1 ókali, okáli1	о́кали ókali	—	о́кания, о́канета ókanija, ókaneta
	definite	о́кащите ókaštite	о́калите, ока́лите1 ókalite, okálite1	—	—	о́канията, о́канетата ókanijata, ókanetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		о́кам ókam	о́каш ókaš	о́ка óka	о́каме ókame	о́кате ókate	о́кат ókat
imperfect		о́ках ókah	о́каше ókaše	о́каше ókaše	о́кахме ókahme	о́кахте ókahte	о́каха ókaha
aorist		о́ках, ока́х1 ókah, okáh1	о́ка, ока́1 óka, oká1	о́ка, ока́1 óka, oká1	о́кахме, ока́хме1 ókahme, okáhme1	о́кахте, ока́хте1 ókahte, okáhte1	о́каха, ока́ха1 ókaha, okáha1
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 о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 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 о́кал m, о́кала f, о́кало n, or о́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 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 о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and о́кал m, о́кала f, о́кало n, or о́кали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 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 о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and о́кал m, о́кала f, о́кало n, or о́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 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 о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and о́кал/ока́л1 m, о́кала/ока́ла1 f, о́кало/ока́ло1 n, or о́кали/ока́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			о́кай ókaj			о́кайте ókajte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

• о́квам (ókvam) (semelfactive)
• заокам pf (zaokam), заоквам impf (zaokvam)
• изокам pf (izokam), изоквам impf (izokvam)

Related terms

• ва́кам (vákam, “to call names”) (dialectal)
• хо́кам (hókam, “to rebuke”)
• у́кам (úkam, “to boo”)

References

• “окам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “окам, окна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 829