бицам
Bulgarian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic or possibly related to Bulgarian би́я (bíja, “to beat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbit͡sɐm]
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Verb
би́цам • (bícam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective би́цна) (colloquial)
- (transitive) to pop, to poke, to press
- (figurative) to make noise with one's cheeks
- (dialectal) to suckle noisily (of baby)
Usage notes
Could also refer to a children's game, called битанка, whose goal is to make a stick bounce from the ground and flip itself in the air (around its center of gravity). The tossing of the stick is called би́цане.
Conjugation
Conjugation of би́цам (conjugation 3, imperfective, intransitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | би́цащ bícašt |
би́цал, бица́л1 bícal, bicál1 |
би́цал bícal |
— | би́цайки bícajki | |
| definite subject form | би́цащият bícaštijat |
би́цалият, бица́лият1 bícalijat, bicálijat1 |
— | — | |||
| definite object form | би́цащия bícaštija |
би́цалия, бица́лия1 bícalija, bicálija1 |
— | — | |||
| feminine | indefinite | би́цаща bícašta |
би́цала, бица́ла1 bícala, bicála1 |
би́цала bícala |
— | ||
| definite | би́цащата bícaštata |
би́цалата, бица́лата1 bícalata, bicálata1 |
— | — | |||
| neuter | indefinite | би́цащо bícašto |
би́цало, бица́ло1 bícalo, bicálo1 |
би́цало bícalo |
— | би́цане bícane | |
| definite | би́цащото bícaštoto |
би́цалото, бица́лото1 bícaloto, bicáloto1 |
— | — | би́цането bícaneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | би́цащи bícašti |
би́цали, бица́ли1 bícali, bicáli1 |
би́цали bícali |
— | би́цания, би́цанета bícanija, bícaneta | |
| definite | би́цащите bícaštite |
би́цалите, бица́лите1 bícalite, bicálite1 |
— | — | би́цанията, би́цанетата bícanijata, bícanetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | би́цам bícam |
би́цаш bícaš |
би́ца bíca |
би́цаме bícame |
би́цате bícate |
би́цат bícat | |
| imperfect | би́цах bícah |
би́цаше bícaše |
би́цаше bícaše |
би́цахме bícahme |
би́цахте bícahte |
би́цаха bícaha | |
| aorist | би́цах, бица́х1 bícah, bicáh1 |
би́ца, бица́1 bíca, bicá1 |
би́ца, бица́1 bíca, bicá1 |
би́цахме, бица́хме1 bícahme, bicáhme1 |
би́цахте, бица́хте1 bícahte, bicáhte1 |
би́цаха, бица́ха1 bícaha, bicáha1 | |
| future | pos. | Use ще followed by the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| future in the past | pos. | Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| renarrative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and би́цал m, би́цала f, би́цало n, or би́цали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and би́цал m, би́цала f, би́цало n, or би́цали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | none
| ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́цал m, би́цала f, би́цало n, or би́цали pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future and future in the past | pos. | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense | |||||
| neg. | Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense | ||||||
| present and past perfect | Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and би́цал/бица́л1 m, би́цала/бица́ла1 f, би́цало/бица́ло1 n, or би́цали/бица́ли1 pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| би́цай bícaj |
би́цайте bícajte |
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1Dialectally marked.
Related terms
- бита́нка (bitánka, “type of flipping game”)
Further reading
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “би́цамъ”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 25