Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Common Slavic derivation from при- (pri-) +‎ зна́я (znája), the latter element from Proto-Slavic *znati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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призна́я (priznája) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective призна́вам)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to confess (reveal one's own misdeed; reveal one's own feelings, etc.)
  2. (transitive or reflexive with си, optionally with subordinate clause) to admit, to concede
  3. (transitive) to recognize (affirm the legitimacy of)
  4. (transitive) to recognize, to appreciate the value of
    Synonym: оценя́ (ocenjá)
  5. (transitive, law) to find, to determine or judge (to be guilty or not guilty)
  6. (ditransitive) to confer, to bestow (rights or honors deserved by law or circumstance)

Conjugation

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References

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  • призная”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • призная”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “призна̀вам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 711