пуцам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, with expressive palatalization of velar -к-. Found also in Serbo-Croatian пу̏цати.

Verb

пу́цам • (púcam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective пу́цна)

  1. Alternative form of пу́кам (púkam, to fire, to shoot (a gun))

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • пуца́ло (pucálo) (instrumental noun)

References

  • пуцам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “пуцам, пуцна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 17
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