акам

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈakɐm]

Etymology 1

Childish sound-symbolic/onomatopoeic word; compare to а́ко (áko), а́ки (áki).

Verb

а́кам • (ákam) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive, childish) to poo

Derived terms

• иза́кам (izákam), иза́квам (izákvam)
• наа́кам (naákam), наа́квам (naákvam)
• поа́кам (poákam), поа́квам (poákvam)

Etymology 2

From а (a) +‎ -кам (-kam). Cf. я́кам (jákam, “pronounce with a value of ya”).

Verb

а́кам • (ákam) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive) to pronounce (the Old Bulgarian vowel yus (ѫ)) as /a/, as opposed to /ɤ/.

Related terms

• а́кав (ákav), а́кавски (ákavski)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of а́кам (conjugation 3, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	а́кащ ákašt	а́кал, ака́л1 ákal, akál1	а́кал ákal	—		а́кайки ákajki
	definite subject form	а́кащият ákaštijat	а́калият, ака́лият1 ákalijat, akálijat1	—	—
	definite object form	а́кащия ákaštija	а́калия, ака́лия1 ákalija, akálija1	—	—
feminine	indefinite	а́каща ákašta	а́кала, ака́ла1 ákala, akála1	а́кала ákala	—
	definite	а́кащата ákaštata	а́калата, ака́лата1 ákalata, akálata1	—	—
neuter	indefinite	а́кащо ákašto	а́кало, ака́ло1 ákalo, akálo1	а́кало ákalo	—	а́кане ákane
	definite	а́кащото ákaštoto	а́калото, ака́лото1 ákaloto, akáloto1	—	—	а́кането ákaneto
plural	indefinite	а́кащи ákašti	а́кали, ака́ли1 ákali, akáli1	а́кали ákali	—	а́кания, а́канета ákanija, ákaneta
	definite	а́кащите ákaštite	а́калите, ака́лите1 ákalite, akálite1	—	—	а́канията, а́канетата ákanijata, ákanetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		а́кам ákam	а́каш ákaš	а́ка áka	а́каме ákame	а́кате ákate	а́кат ákat
imperfect		а́ках ákah	а́каше ákaše	а́каше ákaše	а́кахме ákahme	а́кахте ákahte	а́каха ákaha
aorist		а́ках, ака́х1 ákah, akáh1	а́ка, ака́1 áka, aká1	а́ка, ака́1 áka, aká1	а́кахме, ака́хме1 ákahme, akáhme1	а́кахте, ака́хте1 ákahte, akáhte1	а́каха, ака́ха1 ákaha, akáha1
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and а́кал m, а́кала f, а́кало n, or а́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and а́кал m, а́кала f, а́кало n, or а́кали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and а́кал m, а́кала f, а́кало n, or а́кали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and а́кал/ака́л1 m, а́кала/ака́ла1 f, а́кало/ака́ло1 n, or а́кали/ака́ли1 pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			а́кай ákaj			а́кайте ákajte

¹Dialectally marked.

References

• “акам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “акам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “а̀кам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 6
• “акам”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 21