скърцам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. Doublet of къ́рцам (kǎ́rcam) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskɤrt͡sɐm]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɤrt͡sɐm
  • Hyphenation(key): скър‧цам

Verb

скъ́рцам • (skǎ́rcam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective скръ́цна)

  1. (obsolete) to grate, to rasp (with a grinding tool)
  2. (intransitive) to gride, to squeak, to creak (to produce scarping sound)
  3. (intransitive) to gnash
    скърцам със зъбиskǎrcam sǎs zǎbito grit one's teeth

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • заскърцам pf (zaskǎrcam), заскърцвам impf (zaskǎrcvam)
  • изскърцам pf (izskǎrcam), изскърцвам impf (izskǎrcvam)
  • проскърцам pf (proskǎrcam), проскърцвам impf (proskǎrcvam)
  • кръц (krǎc, squeak)
  • къ́ркам (kǎ́rkam, to croak), кърко́ря (kǎrkórja, to rasp (of hoarse sound))
  • скръжет (skrǎžet, creaking) (dated)

References

  • скърцам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • скърцам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010