Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Venetian vardare, of Frankish origin (cf. *wardēn (to watch over)). Attested since 17th century.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈvardʲɐ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

ва́рдя (várdja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to guard, to patrol, to watch over
    Synonyms: па́зя (pázja), охраня́вам (ohranjávam)

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  • вардя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вардя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вардя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 120