Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From защита (zaštita, defense) +‎ (-ja), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ščitъ (shield).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɐʃtiˈtʲɤ̟]
  • (file)

Verb edit

защитя́ (zaštitjá) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective защита́вам)

  1. (transitive) to shield, to protect, to defend
    Synonyms: браня (branja), вардя (vardja)
  2. (reflexive with се) to protect oneself

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References edit

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