куцам

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, куц (kuc) + -ам (-am), of expressive origin.

Verb

ку́цам • (kúcam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ку́цна)

  1. (intransitive) to limb, to stagger
  2. (intransitive, figurative) (sometimes + dative pronoun) to be imperfect, to have deficiencies in certain area
    Българският ми куца.Bǎlgarskijat mi kuca.My [proficiency in] Bulgarian is lacking/sub par.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ку́цвам (kúcvam) (semelfactive)
  • куцу́кам (kucúkam) (iterative)
  • докуцам pf (dokucam), докуцвам impf (dokucvam)
  • закуцам pf (zakucam), закуцвам impf (zakucvam)
  • накуцам pf (nakucam), накуцвам impf (nakucvam)
  • покуцам pf (pokucam), покуцвам impf (pokucvam)
  • разкуцам се pf (razkucam se), разкуцвам се impf (razkucvam se)

References

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