Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Of onomatopoeic origin, from е́хо (ého, echo) +‎ -тя (-tja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛxˈtʲa̟]
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Verb

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ехтя́ (ehtjá) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to echo, to reverberate, to resound
    Synonyms: кънтя́ (kǎntjá), тънтя́ (tǎntjá)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • ехтеж (ehtež, long resounding sound, echo)

References

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