Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Perhaps related to dialectal ку́тя (kútja, to caress, to rock a baby). Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary compares it with Bulgarian гъ́тна (gǎ́tna, to upset).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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къ́тна (kǎ́tna) first-singular present indicativeimpf (obsolescent or dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to touch, to nudge, to stroke
  2. (transitive, figurative) to bother, to disturb

Usage notes

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Except for the resultant participle къ́тнат (kǎ́tnat) (whence непокъ́тнат (nepokǎ́tnat, intact)), the rest of the verb forms are obsolete/dialectal.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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  • кът (kǎt, corner) (more likely unrelated)

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