сея

See also: сеа

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛjɐ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сѣти (sěti, “to sow”), from Proto-Slavic *sěti (“to sow”).

Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective се́йна)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to sow, to plant

   сея разсад (transitive) ― seja razsad ― to sow seedlings

   ще сея следобед (intransitive) ― šte seja sledobed ― to do sowing in the afternoon

2. (figuratively) to spread, to disseminate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of се́я (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	се́ещ séešt	сял sjal	се́ел séel	сят sjat		се́ейки séejki
	definite subject form	се́ещият séeštijat	се́лият sélijat	—	се́тият sétijat
	definite object form	се́ещия séeštija	се́лия sélija	—	се́тия sétija
feminine	indefinite	се́еща séešta	ся́ла sjála	се́ела séela	ся́та sjáta
	definite	се́ещата séeštata	ся́лата sjálata	—	ся́тата sjátata
neuter	indefinite	се́ещо séešto	ся́ло sjálo	се́ело séelo	ся́то sjáto	се́ене séene
	definite	се́ещото séeštoto	ся́лото sjáloto	—	ся́тото sjátoto	се́енето séeneto
plural	indefinite	се́ещи séešti	се́ли séli	се́ели séeli	се́ти séti	се́ения, се́енета séenija, séeneta
	definite	се́ещите séeštite	се́лите sélite	—	се́тите sétite	се́енията, се́енетата séenijata, séenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		се́я séja	се́еш séeš	се́е sée	се́ем séem	се́ете séete	се́ят séjat
imperfect		се́ех séeh	се́еше séeše	се́еше séeše	се́ехме séehme	се́ехте séehte	се́еха séeha
aorist		сях sjah	ся sja	ся sja	ся́хме sjáhme	ся́хте sjáhte	ся́ха sjáha
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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			сей sej			се́йте séjte

Non-standard:

    Conjugation of се́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	се́ещ séešt	се́ял, сея́л1 séjal, sejál1	се́ел séel	се́ян séjan		се́ейки séejki
	definite subject form	се́ещият séeštijat	се́ялият, сея́лият1 séjalijat, sejálijat1	—	се́яният séjanijat
	definite object form	се́ещия séeštija	се́ялия, сея́лия1 séjalija, sejálija1	—	се́яния séjanija
feminine	indefinite	се́еща séešta	се́яла, сея́ла1 séjala, sejála1	се́ела séela	се́яна séjana
	definite	се́ещата séeštata	се́ялата, сея́лата1 séjalata, sejálata1	—	се́яната séjanata
neuter	indefinite	се́ещо séešto	се́яло, сея́ло1 séjalo, sejálo1	се́ело séelo	се́яно séjano	се́ене séene
	definite	се́ещото séeštoto	се́ялото, сея́лото1 séjaloto, sejáloto1	—	се́яното séjanoto	се́енето séeneto
plural	indefinite	се́ещи séešti	се́яли, сея́ли1 séjali, sejáli1	се́ели séeli	се́яни séjani	се́ения, се́енета séenija, séeneta
	definite	се́ещите séeštite	се́ялите, сея́лите1 séjalite, sejálite1	—	се́яните séjanite	се́енията, се́енетата séenijata, séenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		се́я séja	се́еш séeš	се́е sée	се́ем séem	се́ете séete	се́ят séjat
imperfect		се́ех séeh	се́еше séeše	се́еше séeše	се́ехме séehme	се́ехте séehte	се́еха séeha
aorist		се́ях, сея́х1 séjah, sejáh1	се́я, сея́1 séja, sejá1	се́я, сея́1 séja, sejá1	се́яхме, сея́хме1 séjahme, sejáhme1	се́яхте, сея́хте1 séjahte, sejáhte1	се́яха, сея́ха1 séjaha, sejáha1
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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			сей sej			се́йте séjte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

• ся́вам (sjávam) (semelfactive, dialectal)

• всея pf (vseja), всявам impf (vsjavam), всейвам impf (vsejvam, “to implant”)
• досея pf (doseja), досявам impf (dosjavam)
• засея pf (zaseja), засявам impf (zasjavam), засейвам impf (zasejvam)
• насея pf (naseja), насявам impf (nasjavam)
• посея pf (poseja), посявам impf (posjavam)
• пресея pf (preseja), пресявам impf (presjavam, “to sow again”)
• разсея pf (razseja), разсявам impf (razsjavam, “to disperse”)
  • разсея се pf (razseja se), разсявам се impf (razsjavam se, “to get distacted”) (figurative)
• сеи́тба (seítba), ся́йба (sjájba) (action nouns)
• сея́тел m (sejátel), сея́телка f (sejátelka) (agent nouns, obsolete)
• сея́ч m (sejáč), сея́чка f (sejáčka) (agent nouns, standard)
• сея́лка (sejálka) (instrumental noun)
• се́ме (séme, “seed”)
• сев (sev) (in compounds)
  • засев (zasev), засявка (zasjavka) (dialectal)
  • посев (posev), посявка (posjavka)

References

• “сея¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “сея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “сѣ́ѭ, -ешь; сѣхъ и сѣꙗ́хъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 312
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сея¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 628
• “сѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сѣти (sěti, “to sieve”), from Proto-Slavic *sěti (“to sieve”).

Despite formally distinct, this sense is listed as an alternative meaning of Etymology 1 within Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary and in Gerov's dictionary.

Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (transitive) to sieve, to sift (to run through some type of riddle)

   сея брашно (transitive) ― seja brašno ― to sift flour

Conjugation

    Conjugation of се́я (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	се́ещ séešt	сял sjal	се́ел séel	сят sjat		се́ейки séejki
	definite subject form	се́ещият séeštijat	се́лият sélijat	—	се́тият sétijat
	definite object form	се́ещия séeštija	се́лия sélija	—	се́тия sétija
feminine	indefinite	се́еща séešta	ся́ла sjála	се́ела séela	ся́та sjáta
	definite	се́ещата séeštata	ся́лата sjálata	—	ся́тата sjátata
neuter	indefinite	се́ещо séešto	ся́ло sjálo	се́ело séelo	ся́то sjáto	се́ене séene
	definite	се́ещото séeštoto	ся́лото sjáloto	—	ся́тото sjátoto	се́енето séeneto
plural	indefinite	се́ещи séešti	се́ли séli	се́ели séeli	се́ти séti	се́ения, се́енета séenija, séeneta
	definite	се́ещите séeštite	се́лите sélite	—	се́тите sétite	се́енията, се́енетата séenijata, séenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		се́я séja	се́еш séeš	се́е sée	се́ем séem	се́ете séete	се́ят séjat
imperfect		се́ех séeh	се́еше séeše	се́еше séeše	се́ехме séehme	се́ехте séehte	се́еха séeha
aorist		сях sjah	ся sja	ся sja	ся́хме sjáhme	ся́хте sjáhte	ся́ха sjáha
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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			сей sej			се́йте séjte

Derived terms

• отсея pf (otseja), отсявам impf (otsjavam, “to sift out”)
• пресея pf (preseja), пресявам impf (presjavam, “to screen, to bolt”)
• просея pf (proseja), просявам impf (prosjavam, “to sift through”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• си́то (síto, “sift”)

References

• “сея²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “сея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 3

Related to Proto-Slavic *sijati (“to shine”). Compare Serbo-Croatian сије́вати (“to flash”).

Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf (rare, dialectal)

1. Alternative form of сия́я (sijája, “to radiate, to illuminate”)

Usage notes

In most dictionaries, just listed as a particular sense of Etymology 1.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of се́я (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	се́ещ séešt	сял sjal	се́ел séel	сят sjat		се́ейки séejki
	definite subject form	се́ещият séeštijat	се́лият sélijat	—	се́тият sétijat
	definite object form	се́ещия séeštija	се́лия sélija	—	се́тия sétija
feminine	indefinite	се́еща séešta	ся́ла sjála	се́ела séela	ся́та sjáta
	definite	се́ещата séeštata	ся́лата sjálata	—	ся́тата sjátata
neuter	indefinite	се́ещо séešto	ся́ло sjálo	се́ело séelo	ся́то sjáto	се́ене séene
	definite	се́ещото séeštoto	ся́лото sjáloto	—	ся́тото sjátoto	се́енето séeneto
plural	indefinite	се́ещи séešti	се́ли séli	се́ели séeli	се́ти séti	се́ения, се́енета séenija, séeneta
	definite	се́ещите séeštite	се́лите sélite	—	се́тите sétite	се́енията, се́енетата séenijata, séenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		се́я séja	се́еш séeš	се́е sée	се́ем séem	се́ете séete	се́ят séjat
imperfect		се́ех séeh	се́еше séeše	се́еше séeše	се́ехме séehme	се́ехте séehte	се́еха séeha
aorist		сях sjah	ся sja	ся sja	ся́хме sjáhme	ся́хте sjáhte	ся́ха sjáha
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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли 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 сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and сял m, ся́ла f, ся́ло n, or се́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			сей sej			се́йте séjte

Derived terms

• засея pf (zaseja), засейвам impf (zasejvam, “to get shiny, bright”)
• осея pf (oseja), осейвам impf (osejvam, “to fill with light”)
• обсея pf (obseja), обсявам impf (obsjavam, “to light up”) (dialectal)

Further reading

• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “сꙗ́ѭ, -ешь; сꙗлъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[2] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 317

Etymology 4

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *siti／*sějati (“to suckle”), related to dialectal Polish soić.

Verb

се́я • (séja) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective са́йна) (dialectal, Rupian dialects)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to suckle (milk)

   Synonym: боза́я (bozája)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of се́я (conjugation 1.6, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	се́ещ séešt	се́ял, сея́л1 séjal, sejál1	се́ел séel	се́ян séjan		се́ейки séejki
	definite subject form	се́ещият séeštijat	се́ялият, сея́лият1 séjalijat, sejálijat1	—	се́яният séjanijat
	definite object form	се́ещия séeštija	се́ялия, сея́лия1 séjalija, sejálija1	—	се́яния séjanija
feminine	indefinite	се́еща séešta	се́яла, сея́ла1 séjala, sejála1	се́ела séela	се́яна séjana
	definite	се́ещата séeštata	се́ялата, сея́лата1 séjalata, sejálata1	—	се́яната séjanata
neuter	indefinite	се́ещо séešto	се́яло, сея́ло1 séjalo, sejálo1	се́ело séelo	се́яно séjano	се́ене séene
	definite	се́ещото séeštoto	се́ялото, сея́лото1 séjaloto, sejáloto1	—	се́яното séjanoto	се́енето séeneto
plural	indefinite	се́ещи séešti	се́яли, сея́ли1 séjali, sejáli1	се́ели séeli	се́яни séjani	се́ения, се́енета séenija, séeneta
	definite	се́ещите séeštite	се́ялите, сея́лите1 séjalite, sejálite1	—	се́яните séjanite	се́енията, се́енетата séenijata, séenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		се́я séja	се́еш séeš	се́е sée	се́ем séem	се́ете séete	се́ят séjat
imperfect		се́ех séeh	се́еше séeše	се́еше séeše	се́ехме séehme	се́ехте séehte	се́еха séeha
aorist		се́ях, сея́х1 séjah, sejáh1	се́я, сея́1 séja, sejá1	се́я, сея́1 séja, sejá1	се́яхме, сея́хме1 séjahme, sejáhme1	се́яхте, сея́хте1 séjahte, sejáhte1	се́яха, сея́ха1 séjaha, sejáha1
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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́ел m, се́ела f, се́ело n, or се́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 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 се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and се́ял/сея́л1 m, се́яла/сея́ла1 f, се́яло/сея́ло1 n, or се́яли/сея́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			сей sej			се́йте séjte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

• насея се (naseja se) (dialectal)
• просея (proseja), просевам (prosevam) (dialectal)

References

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сея²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 631
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “сѣ́я, -еш”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[3] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 290

Erzya

Etymology

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Noun

сея • (śeja)

1. goat (especially she-goat)

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сея”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲejə]

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Participle

се́я • (séja)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of се́ять (séjatʹ)