See also: вешая

Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vɛʃˈtajɐ]
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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Church Slavonic вѣщати (věštati, to claim), from Proto-Slavic *věťati.

Verb edit

веща́я (veštája) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective веща́вам)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) to proclaim
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) to talk over some topic
    Synonym: прика́жа (prikáža)
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References edit

  • вѣщати in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Slavic *věščati. Equivalent to вещ (vešt, proficient) +‎ -ая (-aja).

Verb edit

веща́я (veštája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to prophesy, to foretell, to presage
  2. (transitive) to portend, to serve as a sign
    Счу́пеното огледа́ло веща́е зла поли́чба
    Sčúpenoto ogledálo veštáe zla políčba
    The broken mirror indicates bad omen.
Usage notes edit

Because of the similar meanings, Modern Bulgarian does not make explicit distinction between Etymology 1 and Etymology 2.

Conjugation edit
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References edit

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

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Participle edit

веща́я (veščája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of веща́ть (veščátʹ)