бида

Bulgarian

Etymology

Conflation of бъ́да pf (bǎ́da) and би́вам impf (bívam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbidə]

Verb

би́да (bída) pf

  1. (intransitive, poetic) to be, to become, to ensue
    1881, Ivan Vazov, “Левски”, in Епопея на забравените:
    Той биде обесен.
    Toj bide obesen.
    He is getting hung up.
    19 cent., folklore (lyrics and music), “Жениш ме, мамо, годиш ме”:
    Змей ме люби, мамо, змей ще ме вземе, [...] негова ще да биям.
    Zmej me ljubi, mamo, zmej šte me vzeme, [...] negova šte da bijam.
    A dragon is fond of me, mother, a dragon is going to take me, [...] his I shall become.

Alternative forms

  • би́дем (bídem), би́дам (bídam) (dialectal)
  • би́ям (bíjam) (obsolete)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • неби́дник m (nebídnik), неби́дница f (nebídnica, unfortunate person, downer)

References

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