гръщам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Intensive counterpart to an earlier *gъrtati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrɤʃtɐm]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɤʃtɐm
  • Syllabification(key): гръ‧щам

Verb

гръ́щам • (grǎ́štam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective гъ́рна) (rare)

  1. (transitive) to embrace, to enclasp

Usage notes

Base verb is rarely used in the standard language. Prefixed forms are commonly used.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
nouns
  • гръща (grǎšta, handful) (dialectal)

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