Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Of onomatopoeic origin, cognate with Macedonian шлапа (šlapa), Ukrainian шльопати (šlʹopaty). By surface analysis, шля-шля (šlja-šlja) +‎ -пам (-pam).

Verb edit

шля́пам (šljápam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective шля́пна)

  1. (transitive) to slap, to spank, to smack
    Synonyms: пля́скам (pljáskam), шла́кам (šlákam)
  2. (intransitive) to squelch, to make splashing noise while treading
    прешляпал през локвата
    prešljapal prez lokvata
    one has waded through the puddle

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References edit

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

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Noun edit

шля́пам (šljápamf inan pl

  1. dative plural of шля́па (šljápa)