скърцам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(s)kъrkati, with expressive palatalization of -к- > -ц-. Doublet of къ́рцам (kǎ́rcam) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskɤrt͡sɐm]

Verb

скъ́рцам • (skǎ́rcam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective скръ́цна)

  1. (obsolete) to grate, to rasp (with a grinding tool)
  2. (intransitive) to gride, to squeak, to creak (to produce scarping sound)
  3. (intransitive) to gnash
    скърцам със зъбиskǎrcam sǎs zǎbito grit one's teeth

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • скръ́цвам (skrǎ́cvam) (semelfactive)
  • заскъ́рцам pf (zaskǎ́rcam), заскъ́рцвам impf (zaskǎ́rcvam)
  • изскъ́рцам pf (izskǎ́rcam), изскъ́рцвам impf (izskǎ́rcvam)
  • проскъ́рцам pf (proskǎ́rcam), проскъ́рцвам impf (proskǎ́rcvam)
  • кръц (krǎc, squeak)
  • къ́ркам (kǎ́rkam, to croak), кърко́ря (kǎrkórja, to rasp (of hoarse sound))

References

  • скърцам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • скърцам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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