талам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of expressive origin. BER derives it more precisely from the interjection та́ла-та́ла! (~ dilly-dally), found also in Romanian tala-tala.

Compare also Proto-Slavic *talati (“to precipitate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtaɫɐm]

Verb

та́лам • (tálam) first-singular present indicative, impf (dialectal)

(intransitive) to wander, to meander aimlessly; to move back and fore
Synonyms: шля́я се (šljája se), ми́ткам (mítkam)

Conjugation

Conjugation of та́лам (conjugation 3, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	та́лащ tálašt	та́лал, тала́л¹ tálal, talál¹	та́лал tálal	—		та́лайки tálajki
	definite subject form	та́лащият tálaštijat	та́лалият, тала́лият¹ tálalijat, találijat¹	—	—
	definite object form	та́лащия tálaštija	та́лалия, тала́лия¹ tálalija, találija¹	—	—
feminine	indefinite	та́лаща tálašta	та́лала, тала́ла¹ tálala, talála¹	та́лала tálala	—
feminine	definite	та́лащата tálaštata	та́лалата, тала́лата¹ tálalata, találata¹	—	—
neuter	indefinite	та́лащо tálašto	та́лало, тала́ло¹ tálalo, találo¹	та́лало tálalo	—	та́лане tálane
neuter	definite	та́лащото tálaštoto	та́лалото, тала́лото¹ tálaloto, találoto¹	—	—	та́лането tálaneto
plural	indefinite	та́лащи tálašti	та́лали, тала́ли¹ tálali, találi¹	та́лали tálali	—	та́лания, та́ланета tálanija, tálaneta
plural	definite	та́лащите tálaštite	та́лалите, тала́лите¹ tálalite, találite¹	—	—	та́ланията, та́ланетата tálanijata, tálanetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		та́лам tálam	та́лаш tálaš	та́ла tála	та́ламе tálame	та́лате tálate	та́лат tálat
imperfect		та́лах tálah	та́лаше tálaše	та́лаше tálaše	та́лахме tálahme	та́лахте tálahte	та́лаха tálaha
aorist		та́лах, тала́х¹ tálah, taláh¹	та́ла, тала́¹ tála, talá¹	та́ла, тала́¹ tála, talá¹	та́лахме, тала́хме¹ tálahme, taláhme¹	та́лахте, тала́хте¹ tálahte, taláhte¹	та́лаха, тала́ха¹ tálaha, taláha¹
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and та́лал m, та́лала f, та́лало n, or та́лали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and та́лал m, та́лала f, та́лало n, or та́лали pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and та́лал m, та́лала f, та́лало n, or та́лали pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and та́лал/тала́л¹ m, та́лала/тала́ла¹ f, та́лало/тала́ло¹ n, or та́лали/тала́ли¹ pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			та́лай tálaj			та́лайте tálajte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

та́лкам (tálkam) (semelfactive)

Related terms

тало́г (talóg, “alluvium, deposit”)

References

Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “талам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 776
Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “та́ламь, та́лкамь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 321

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