Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *běditi, morphologically a causative verb from беда́ (bedá, trouble) +‎ (-ja). Possibly reflecting two separate homophonic verbs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɛˈdʲɤ̟]
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Verb

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бедя́ (bedjá) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, dated) to compel, to force
    Synonyms: наси́лвам (nasílvam), принужда́вам (prinuždávam)
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to persuade, to talk into
    Synonyms: приду́мвам (pridúmvam), увеща́вам (uveštávam), склоня́вам (sklonjávam)
  3. (transitive, dialectal) to coax, to badmouth, to slander, to convict
    Synonyms: оду́мвам (odúmvam), клеветя́ (klevetjá), хуля́ (huljá)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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