брътвя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrtviti, a causative iterative of obsolete *bъrtva (prattle) (= *bъr- (onomatopoeic root) + *-tva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɤtvʲɐ]
  • IPA(key): [brɐtˈvʲa̟] (obsolescent)

Verb

бръ́твя or брътвя́ • (brǎ́tvja or brǎtvjá) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to blather, to prattle, to chatter
    брътвя небивалици (transitive)brǎtvja nebivalicito blather nonsense
    събрали се да брътвят (intransitive)sǎbrali se da brǎtvjat[some people] have gather to chatter
  2. (figurative) to gossip, to talk nonsense (about someone or something)
  3. (reflexive with се, typically in 3p.) to be blathered, to be rumoured, to spread (of gossips, rumours)
    брътви се, че ...brǎtvi se, če ...it is rumoured that ...

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • забрътвя pf (zabrǎtvja), забрътвям impf (zabrǎtvjam)
  • избрътвя pf (izbrǎtvja), избрътвям impf (izbrǎtvjam)
  • побрътвя pf (pobrǎtvja), побрътвям impf (pobrǎtvjam)
  • брътве́ж (brǎtvéž, jabble, idle talk)

References

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