бълдам

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blǫdati with metathesis of earlier *-лъ- > -ъл-, equivalent to блу́да (blúda, delusion, corruption) (dialectal) + -ам (-am).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤɫdəm]

Verb

бъ́лдам (bǎ́ldam) impf

  1. (intransitive, dialectal) to rave, to sleepwalk → to walk, roam aimlessly
    Synonym: бълну́вам (bǎlnúvam)

Alternative forms

  • блъда́я (blǎdája) (pre-1945: блѫда́ѭ (blǫdájǫ))

Conjugation

References

  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), бълдам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 99
  • Gerov, Najden (1895), блѫда́ѭ”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 52
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