Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Unclear. Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary lists three hypotheses:

Compare further Lithuanian príekis (anterior), Latvian prieks (joy).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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при́щя (príštja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (rare)

  1. (transitive) to halt, to impel, to constrain

Usage notes

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The base form itself is rarely used. The derivatives are commonly attested.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • прищя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “при́щя²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 748