катая

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *katati, with some meanings borrowed from Russian ката́ться (katátʹsja) (from the same origin).

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Verb

ката́я (katája) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ка́тна) (obsolete)

  1. (transitive) to span, to wind, to unwrap
  2. (reflexive with се) to roll, to skid

Usage notes

The basal verb itself is mostly obsolete, but most of its derivatives are still commonly used in the contemporary language.

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References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “катая се”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 271

Russian

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Participle

ката́я (katája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of ката́ть (katátʹ)