лакътя

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Possibly deverbal of ла́кът (lákǎt, elbow), later influenced from possibly unrelated лъкату́ша (lǎkatúša, to meander).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫɐkɐˈtʲa̟]
  • Rhymes: -tʲa
  • Syllabification(key): ла‧къ‧тя

Verb

лакътя́ • (lakǎtjá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to make a turn
  2. (bg extension) to roam back-and-forth, to meander (of path, trajectory); to wander (of creatures)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • лака́тя (lakátja), лако́тя (lakótja), лаку́тя (lakútja)with alternative vocalizations of proto-Slavic *-ъ-

Derived terms

  • лаку́тка (lakútka, roundabout) (instrumental/action noun)

References

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

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫakɐtʲɐ]
  • Rhymes: -akɐtʲɐ
  • Syllabification(key): ла‧къ‧тя

Noun

ла́кътя • (lákǎtja)

  1. inflection of ла́кът (lákǎt):
    1. definite object singular
    2. count form
References
  • лакътя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010