сякам

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěkati (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲa̟kɐm]

Verb

ся́кам • (sjákam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ся́кна) (dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to chop up, to dissect
  2. (transitive) to portion
  3. (intransitive) to strike at a tinder (in order to sparkle a fire)
    ся́кам с кре́мък по огни́во
    sjákam s krémǎk po ognívo
    to strike with a flint at a tinder
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ся́квам (sjákvam, to cut short, to cease) (semelfactive)
  • изсякам pf (izsjakam), изсяквам impf (izsjakvam)
  • насякам pf (nasjakam), насяквам impf (nasjakvam)
  • отсякам pf (otsjakam), отсяквам impf (otsjakvam)
  • пресякам pf (presjakam), пресяквам impf (presjakvam)
  • разсякам pf (razsjakam), разсяквам impf (razsjakvam)

References

  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сякам¹, сякам²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 720

Etymology 2

Unclear:

  • Either derived from Etymology 1 via semantic shift “to cut, to dissect” → “to examine” → “to judge, to deem”.
  • Or cognate with Lithuanian sèkti (to observe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲa̟kɐm]

Verb

ся́кам • (sjákam) first-singular present indicative, impf (obsolescent, dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to deem, to consider, to regard
    Synonyms: смя́там (smjátam), счи́там (sčítam), чи́ня (čínja)
Usage notes

The 2p. sg. ся́каш (sjákaš, as if) has been fossilized as an adverb.

Conjugation

References

  • сякам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сякам³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 721
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