Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Formally from облека́ pf (obleká) +‎ -ям (-jam) (with secondary ablaut of the root vowel).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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обли́чам (oblíčam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective облека́)

  1. (transitive) to put on
    1. to clothe, to dress, to don (an item of clothing, garment)
    2. to crown (a tooth)
  2. (ditransitive) to provide with clothing
    1. to cover, to upholster, to install upholstery on something
      Обличам нова тапицерия на седалките.
      Obličam nova tapicerija na sedalkite.
      [I] install new upholstery onto the [vehicle's] seats.
    2. to supply kits and uniforms
      Обличам местния отбор със спортни униформи.
      Obličam mestnija otbor sǎs sportni uniformi.
      [I] supply the local team with sport kits.
  3. (figuratively) to invest, to vest (to formally give someone some power or authority)
    обличам с властobličam s vlastto vest with power
  4. (reflexive with се) to get dressed, to put on clothes onto oneself

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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