мъча

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫčiti.

Verb

мъ́ча • (mǎ́ča) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to torment, to torture
  2. (transitive, poetic) to tyrannize
  3. (reflexive with се) to struggle

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • мачим (mačim) dialectal

Derived terms

  • мъчило (mǎčilo, trouble)
  • мъчител (mǎčitel, tormentor, torturer)
  • мъчен (mǎčen, excruciating, troublesome)
  • мъчение (mǎčenie, torture)

References

  • мъча”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мъча”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 437
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