лъскам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъskati (equivalent to *lъk- + *-skati), akin to English light. By the time of first Slavic writing, the root has been reanalyzed into *lьsk- (cf. Old Church Slavonic льщати (lĭštati)), which BER explains as an influence from synonymous *blьskati (to flash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫɤskɐm]

Verb

лъ́скам • (lǎ́skam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective лъ́сна)

  1. (ditransitive) to polish, to burnish, to furbish
    лъскам някому обувкитеlǎskam njakomu obuvkiteto polish someone's shoes
  2. (intransitive, rare) to shine, to gloss, to emit glimmer
    В далечината лъсна светкавица.
    V dalečinata lǎsna svetkavica.
    A lightning flashed out in the distance.
  3. (reflexive with се, figurative) to tidy up, to polish one's look/appearance

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • излъ́скам pf (izlǎ́skam), излъ́свам impf (izlǎ́svam)
  • полъ́скам pf (polǎ́skam), полъ́свам impf (polǎ́svam)
noun
  • лъ́ска (lǎ́ska, flake, shiny object)
  • лъ́сък (lǎ́sǎk) (dialectal)
  • (resultant noun) лъска́вица (lǎskávica)
  • лъска́р m (lǎskár)
  • лъска́рка f (lǎskárka)
  • (agent noun) лъска́ч (lǎskáč)
  • лъщя́ (lǎštjá, to shine) (iterative)
  • лъ́скав (lǎ́skav, shiny)
  • лъч (lǎč, ray of light)

References

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