Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *butati.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbutɐm]
  • (file)

Verb edit

бу́там (bútam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective бу́тна)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to push, to thrust, to shove
    Synonyms: тла́скам (tláskam), ти́кам (tíkam), ти́рям (tírjam)
  2. (expressively) to knock, to jostle
    Synonym: блъ́скам (blǎ́skam)
  3. (transitive) to topple, to knock down, to demolish (by pushing)
    ще бу́там къ́щатаšte bútam kǎ́štata[I] will demolish the house
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to make ends meet, to struggle
    Synonyms: па́тя (pátja), те́гля (téglja)
  5. (reflexive with се) to push one's way through, to elbow

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References edit

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

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Noun edit

бу́там (bútamm inan pl

  1. dative plural of бут (but)