хълтам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of expressive origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxɤɫtɐm]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɤɫtɐm
  • Syllabification(key): хъл‧там

Verb

хъ́лтам • (hǎ́ltam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective хлъ́тна)

  1. (intransitive) to recoil, to contract
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to succumb, to cave in (under pressure)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • хлъ́твам (hlǎ́tvam) (semelfactive)
  • изхълтам pf (izhǎltam), изхълтвам impf (izhǎltvam)
  • нахълтам pf (nahǎltam), нахълтвам impf (nahǎltvam)

References

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