Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From с- (s-) + obsolete *ти́скам (*tískam) (compare Russian ти́скать (tískatʹ), from Proto-Slavic *tìskati).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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сти́скам (stískam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. def:to squeeze
  2. to clench, to hold tightly
    сти́скам зъ́биstískam zǎ́bito clench one's teeth
  3. to pinch
  4. (colloquial, figurative) to tough it out
  5. (colloquial, figurative) to control oneself (from showing pain, anxiety, sorrow, etc.)
  6. (colloquial, figurative) to be stingy
  7. (reflexive with се, colloquial) to control oneself (from showing pain, anxiety, sorrow, etc.)
  8. (reflexive with се, colloquial) to be stingy

Conjugation

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