скърцам

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(s)kъrkati, with expressive palatalization of -к- > -ц-. Doublet of къ́рцам (kǎ́rcam) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

Verb

скъ́рцам (skǎ́rcam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective скръ́цна)

  1. (obsolete) to grate, to rasp (with a grinding tool)
  2. (intransitive) to gride, to squeak, to creak (to produce scarping sound)
  3. (intransitive) to gnash
    скърцам със зъбиskǎrcam sǎs zǎbito grit one's teeth

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References

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