вехна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vędnǫti. The epenthetic -х- is due to folk association with synonymous съ́хна (sǎ́hna, to get dry, to wither).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛxnɐ]
  • (file)

Verb

ве́хна • (véhna) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive) to fade away, to wilt (of plants)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to languish, to lose strength/will (of people, animals)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • вя́хна (vjáhna), вя́на (vjána) dialectal

Derived terms

  • завехна pf (zavehna), завяхвам impf (zavjahvam)
  • навехна pf (navehna), навяхвам impf (navjahvam, to strain, to rick a muscle)
  • повехна pf (povehna), повяхвам impf (povjahvam)
  • свехна pf (svehna), свяхвам impf (svjahvam) (dialectal)
  • увехна pf (uvehna), увяхвам impf (uvjahvam)
  • невехне́н (nevehnén) (dialectal), неве́н (nevén, marigold) (type of flower)

References

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