бида

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bida"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Conflation of бъ́да pf (bǎ́da) and би́вам impf (bívam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbidɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -idɐ
  • Syllabification(key): би‧да

Verb

би́да • (bída) first-singular present indicativepf

  1. (intransitive, poetic) to be, to become, to ensue
    • 1881, Ivan Vazov, “Левски”, in „Епопея на забравените”:
      Той би́де обе́сен.
      Toj bíde obésen.
      He is getting hung up.
    • 19th century, folklore, “Жениш ме, мамо, годиш ме”:
      Змей ме лю́би, ма́мо, змей ще ме взе́ме, [...] не́гова ще да би́ям.
      Zmej me ljúbi, mámo, zmej šte me vzéme, [...] négova šte da bíjam.
      A dragon is fond of me, mother, a dragon is going to take me, [...] his I shall become.

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • би́дем (bídem), би́дам (bídam)dialectal
  • би́ям (bíjam)obsolete

Derived terms

  • неби́дник m (nebídnik), неби́дница f (nebídnica, unfortunate person, downer)

References