скимтя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of expressive origin, from Proto-Slavic *skymъ (“howl, wail”) + -тя (-tja). Per Mladenov, probably further related to Ancient Greek σκῠ́λᾰξ (skúlax, “dog”), Old Norse skvala (“to squeal, bawl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skimˈtʲa̟]

Verb

скимтя́ • (skimtjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive) to whine, to yelp, to whimper, to groan (in result of pain)

   Synonyms: сте́на (sténa), ви́я (víja), ви́ждя (víždja)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of скимтя́ (conjugation 2.2, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	скимтя́щ skimtjášt	скимтя́л skimtjál	скимтя́л skimtjál	—		скимте́йки skimtéjki
	definite subject form	скимтя́щият skimtjáštijat	скимте́лият skimtélijat	—	—
	definite object form	скимтя́щия skimtjáštija	скимте́лия skimtélija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	скимтя́ща skimtjášta	скимтя́ла skimtjála	скимтя́ла skimtjála	—
	definite	скимтя́щата skimtjáštata	скимтя́лата skimtjálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	скимтя́що skimtjášto	скимтя́ло skimtjálo	скимтя́ло skimtjálo	—	скимте́не skimténe
	definite	скимтя́щото skimtjáštoto	скимтя́лото skimtjáloto	—	—	скимте́нето skimténeto
plural	indefinite	скимтя́щи skimtjášti	скимте́ли skimtéli	скимте́ли skimtéli	—	скимте́ния, скимте́нета skimténija, skimténeta
	definite	скимтя́щите skimtjáštite	скимте́лите skimtélite	—	—	скимте́нията, скимте́нетата skimténijata, skimténetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		скимтя́ skimtjá	скимти́ш skimtíš	скимти́ skimtí	скимти́м skimtím	скимти́те skimtíte	скимтя́т skimtját
imperfect		скимтя́х skimtjáh	скимте́ше skimtéše	скимте́ше skimtéše	скимтя́хме skimtjáhme	скимтя́хте skimtjáhte	скимтя́ха skimtjáha
aorist		скимтя́х skimtjáh	скимтя́ skimtjá	скимтя́ skimtjá	скимтя́хме skimtjáhme	скимтя́хте skimtjáhte	скимтя́ха skimtjáha
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 скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли 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 скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли 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 скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли 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 скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли 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 скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and скимтя́л m, скимтя́ла f, скимтя́ло n, or скимте́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			скимти́ skimtí			скимте́те skimtéte

Related terms

• скими́ча (skimíča), скиму́цам (skimúcam), ски́мча (skímča), скими́згам (skimízgam, “to squeal”) (dialectal)

References

• “скимтя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “скимтя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скимтя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 749