обличам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formally from облека́ pf (obleká) +‎ -ям (-jam) (with secondary ablaut of the root vowel).

Pronunciation

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Verb

обли́чам • (oblíčam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective облека́)

1. (transitive) to put on
   1. to clothe, to dress, to don (an item of clothing, garment)
   2. to crown (a tooth)
2. (ditransitive) to provide with clothing
   1. to cover, to upholster, to install upholstery on something

      Обличам нова тапицерия на седалките.

      Obličam nova tapicerija na sedalkite.

      install new upholstery onto the seats.

   2. to supply kits and uniforms

      Обличам местния отбор със спортни униформи.

      Obličam mestnija otbor sǎs sportni uniformi.

      supply the local team with sport kits.

3. (figuratively) to invest, to vest (to formally give someone some power or authority)

   обличам с власт ― obličam s vlast ― to vest with power

4. (reflexive with се) to get dressed, to put on clothes onto oneself

Conjugation

Derived terms

• събличам impf (sǎbličam), съблека pf (sǎbleka)
• преобличам impf (preobličam), преоблека pf (preobleka)

References

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