Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katati, with some meanings borrowed from Russian ката́ться (katátʹsja) (from the same origin).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈtajɐ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

ката́я (katája) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ка́тна) (obsolete)

  1. (transitive) to span, to wind, to unwrap
  2. (reflexive with се) to roll, to skid

Usage notes edit

The basal verb itself is mostly obsolete, but most of its derivatives are still commonly used in the contemporary language.

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “катая се”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 271

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Participle edit

ката́я (katája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ката́ть (katátʹ)