събирам

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъbirati, equivalent to съ- (sǎ-) +‎ би́рам (bíram).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈbirɐm]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -irɐm
  • Syllabification(key): съ‧би‧рам

Verb

съби́рам • (sǎbíram) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective събера́)

  1. to collect, to gather
  2. to pick up, to fetch
  3. to pack (baggage)
  4. to sweep up (trash)
  5. to bring together (as friends or romantically)
  6. to accumulate, to save
  7. to add (numbers)
  8. to muster up (courage, etc.)
  9. to garner (votes)
  10. to hold, to fit (a certain quantity)
  11. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to meet, to come together (e.g. of roads or streams)
  12. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to gather (of people)
  13. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to accumulate
  14. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to shrink
  15. (reflexive with се, intransitive) to fit [with в (v) ‘in a space’]

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • досъбера́ pf (dosǎberá), досъби́рам impf (dosǎbíram)
  • засъбера́ pf (zasǎberá), засъби́рам impf (zasǎbíram)
  • насъбера́ pf (nasǎberá), насъби́рам impf (nasǎbíram)
  • посъбера́ pf (posǎberá), посъби́рам impf (posǎbíram)

References

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