беся

See also: беса

Bulgarian

Etymology

Back-formed from Bulgarian обе́ся (obésja, to hang up) (derived as об- (ob-) + веся (vesja)), which has been interpreted as о- (o-) + беся (besja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛsʲɐ]
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Verb

бе́ся • (bésja) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to hang (to execute someone by suspension from the neck)
    Synonym: обесвам (obesvam)
    Бесенето е начин за изпълнение на смъртно наказание в много държави.
    Beseneto e način za izpǎlnenie na smǎrtno nakazanie v mnogo dǎržavi.
    Hanging has been a method of capital punishment in many countries.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • веся impf (vesja), весвам pf (vesvam, to hang, to dangle) (dated)
  • вися (visja, to hang)
    • висулка (visulka, pendant)

References

  • беся”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • беся”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “беся”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 44

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪˈsʲa]

Participle

беся́ • (besjá)

  1. present imperfective adverbial participle of беси́ть (besítʹ): while maddening
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