блътам

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic element (cf. Proto-Slavic *bьltati (to babble, to dangle) whence doublet бълта́я (bǎltája)), possibly with influence from a grammatical verb referring to “roaming” (cf. Proto-Slavic *blǫkati, *blǫtiti (to rove, to wander) whence Serbo-Croatian блу́тити).

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Verb

блъ́там (blǎ́tam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to roam without direction; to stray, to divagate (from the right way)
    Synonyms: лу́там се (lútam se), ски́там се (skítam se), блужда́я (bluždája)
  2. (reflexive with се) to get lost, to err

Conjugation

Verb

блъ́там (blǎ́tam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (intransitive) to blather, to talk nonsense
    Synonyms: бле́щя (bléštja), бръ́твя (brǎ́tvja)

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References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “блътам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 58

Further reading

  • Galabov, Ivan (1965) Българска диалектология , volume II, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 71