натегна

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈtɛɡnɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡnɐ
  • Syllabification(key): на‧тег‧на

Etymology 1

на- (na-) +‎ те́гна (tégna, to strain, transitive)

Verb

нате́гна • (natégna) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective натя́гам or нате́гнувам)

  1. (transitive) to tighten up, to stretch tight, to stiffen
  2. (transitive, figurative) to aggravate, to increase the tension (within a situation, relations, negotiations, etc.)
  3. (reflexive with се) to get tightened, stiffen
    Струните на китарата трябва да се натегнат.
    Strunite na kitarata trjabva da se nategnat.
    The guitar's strings need to be tightened up.
Conjugation
  • нате́гля pf (natéglja), нате́глям impf (natégljam, to pull up) (dialectal)

References

  • натегна¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • натегна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

на- (na-) +‎ те́гна (tégna, to burden, intransitive)

Verb

нате́гна • (natégna) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective натя́гам or нате́гвам) (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to burden
    1. (literally) to increase the load [on something]
    2. (figuratively) to increase the burden/pain [on someone], to frustrate (usually to a high level)
      Някому е натегнало от драма и конфликти.
      Njakomu e nategnalo ot drama i konflikti.
      S.o. has got fed up of drama and conflicts.
Conjugation
  • натежа́ pf (natežá), натежа́вам impf (natežávam, to grow heavy)

References