бацам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Expressive variant of less common ба́кам with palatalization of -к-, from Proto-Slavic *bakati. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ба́цити (to cast, to throw), Macedonian бакнува (baknuva, to kiss).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbat͡sɐm]
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Verb

ба́цам • (bácam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ба́цна) (colloquial)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, dialectal) to exert, to toil, to stupefy
  2. (transitive, figurative) to take someone's breath away
    1. → to kiss passionately
      Synonym: целу́вам (celúvam)
    2. → to court, to coquet
      Synonyms: лъстя́ (lǎstjá), уха́жвам (uhážvam)
  3. (reflexive with се, figurative) to fondle, to caress with someone

Usage notes

In some regions, ба́цам (bácam) could be perceived as vulgar.

Conjugation

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • избацам pf (izbacam), избацвам impf (izbacvam)
  • забацам pf (zabacam), забацвам impf (zabacvam)
  • набацам се pf (nabacam se), набацвам се impf (nabacvam se)
  • обацам pf (obacam), обацвам impf (obacvam)
  • сбацам pf (sbacam), сбацвам impf (sbacvam)
  • ба́цвам (bácvam) (semelfactive)
  • ба́чкам (báčkam, to work) (colloquial), ба́кна (bákna, to happen, to get lucky) (dialectal)
  • ба́там (bátam), ба́ткам (bátkam, to screw up, to pound) (dialectal)

References

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