лъкатуша

Bulgarian

Etymology

Per Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, probably a blend of:

  • Extended form of dial. лъка́тя (lǎkátja, to bend, to curve) +‎ -уша (-uša), derived from an unattested *lǫkatъ (bent, curved).
  • Deverbal from ла́кът (lákǎt, elbow) +‎ -уша (-uša). Favoured by Mladenov.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫɐkɐˈtuʃɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uʃɐ
  • Syllabification(key): лъ‧ка‧ту‧ша

Verb

лъкату́ша • (lǎkatúša) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to meander, to wind (to follow a zig-zag trajectory)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to stagger, to totter (to walk in an unsteady and feeble manner)
  3. (reflexive with се) to wind (of path, course of flow)

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • лакъту́ша (lakǎtúša)secondary
  • лъкату́ча (lǎkatúča)with suffix -уча (-uča) instead

Derived terms

verbs
  • залъкатуша pf (zalǎkatuša), залъкатушвам impf (zalǎkatušvam)
  • излъкатуша pf (izlǎkatuša), излъкатушвам impf (izlǎkatušvam)
  • налъкатуша се pf (nalǎkatuša se), налъкатушвам се impf (nalǎkatušvam se)
  • полъкатуша pf (polǎkatuša), полъкатушвам impf (polǎkatušvam)
nouns
  • (instrumental noun) лъкату́шка (lǎkatúška)
  • лъ́ча (lǎ́ča), лъ́кам (lǎ́kam, to separate, to part ways with)
  • лакътя́ (lakǎtjá, to make a turn)

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