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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obyčajь. Morphologically from обик- (obik-, “common, usual”) + -яй (-jaj).
Pronunciation
Noun
обича́й • (običáj) m
- custom, habit, tradition
Declension
Declension of обича́й
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singular
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plural
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обича́й
običáj
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обича́и
običái
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definite
(subject form)
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обича́ят
običájat
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обича́ите
običáite
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definite
(object form)
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обича́я
običája
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| count form
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обича́я
običája
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Derived terms
References
- “обичай”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “обичай”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
оби́чай • (obíčaj)
- second-person singular imperative of оби́чам (obíčam)