Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *česati.

Pronunciation edit

  • че́ша: IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛʃɐ]

Verb edit

че́ша (čéša) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective че́свам)

  1. (intransitive) to be scratching
  2. (transitive) to scratch, to hack
  3. (transitive) to comb (wool), to hackle (flax)
  4. (reflexive with се) to scratch (an itch)
    Synonym: дръ́гна се (drǎ́gna se)

Conjugation edit

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *késtei.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

чеша (češa) third-singular presentimpf (perfective почеша or исчеша, diminutive чешка)

  1. (intransitive) to scratch, itch
  2. (transitive) to scratch

Usage notes edit

  • When used transitively, this verb only refers to scratching skin due to an itch. In contexts such as "scratch a surface", the verb "гребе" (also meaning "scrape") is used.

Conjugation edit