Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *liti, *lьjati.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ле́я (léja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ли́вна or ли́ввам)

  1. (transitive) to pour, to spill
    Synonyms: си́пвам (sípvam), нали́вам (nalívam)
  2. (transitive) to flood, to outpour
    Synonyms: зали́вам (zalívam), пла́вя (plávja)
  3. (transitive) to cast, to pour into a mould (in metallurgy)
  4. (intransitive, dialectal) to pour down, to fall (for rain, precipitation)
    Synonym: валя́ (valjá)
  5. (reflexive with се) to radiate, to permeate, to stream
    Ля се миризмата на кафе в стаята.
    Lja se mirizmata na kafe v stajata.
    The smell of coffee permeated the room.
  6. (reflexive with се) to expend profusely; to squander
    Леят се пари за нищо!
    Lejat se pari za ništo!
    Money is being squandered for nothing!

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References edit

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

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Noun edit

ле́я (léjam inan

  1. genitive singular of лей (lej)