Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *dьràti (to tear, to flay).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɛˈra]
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Verb

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дера́ (derá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective де́рна or де́рвам)

  1. (transitive) to tear, to rip
  2. (transitive) to flay, to skin
  3. (transitive) to scratch
  4. (reflexive with се) to yell, to shout as loud as possible

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • дера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дера”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 343