прося

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prositi.

Pronunciation

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Verb

про́ся • (prósja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive, transitive) to beg, to beseech
2. (transitive, obsolescent) to seek for, to ask for, to appeal

   прося мир ― prosja mir ― to sue for piece

   прося милост ― prosja milost ― to beg for mercy

   прося позволение ― prosja pozvolenie ― to seek permission

   прося помощ ― prosja pomošt ― to seek help

3. (reflexive with си) to cause something onto oneself, to call for (usually in negative connotation)

   прося си бо́я ― prosja si bója ― to behave in a way that would cause oneself a punishment (literally, “to ask for spanking”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• пра́шам (prášam, “to ask, to inquire”) (dialectal)
• въпро́с (vǎprós, “question”)

References

• “прося”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “прося”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1901) “про́сѭ, -ишь; -илъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 315
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “прося”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 780

Anagrams

• споря (sporja)

Russian

Pronunciation

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Participle

прося́ • (prosjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of проси́ть (prosítʹ)