купя

See also: купа

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupiti (to purchase), of Gothic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkupʲɐ]
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  • Hyphenation(key): ку‧пя

Verb

ку́пя • (kúpja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective купу́вам)

  1. (transitive) to buy, to purchase
    тря́бва да ку́пя плодове́ и зеленчу́ци
    trjábva da kúpja plodové i zelenčúci
    [I] ought to buy fruit and vegetables
  2. (transitive) to procure, to attain for a fee (product, service, commodity)
    Synonym: наба́вя (nabávja)
  3. (reflexive with си) to purchase, to procure for oneself
    ку́пих си но́ва дре́шка
    kúpih si nóva dréška
    [I] have bought a new dress
Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
  • докупя pf (dokupja), докупувам impf (dokupuvam)
  • закупя pf (zakupja), закупувам impf (zakupuvam)
  • изкупя pf (izkupja), изкупувам impf (izkupuvam)
  • накупя pf (nakupja), накупувам impf (nakupuvam)
  • откупя pf (otkupja), откупвам impf (otkupvam)
  • подкупя pf (podkupja), подкупвам impf (podkupvam)
  • покупя pf (pokupja), покупвам impf (pokupvam)
  • прекупя pf (prekupja), прекупувам impf (prekupuvam)
nouns
  • (agent noun) купе́ц (kupéc)
  • (instrumental noun) купи́лка (kupílka)
  • (action noun) купня́ (kupnjá)
adjective
  • ку́плен (kúplen)

References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupiti (to pile). Synchronically, the causative-iterative of куп (kup, pile, heap).

In the modern language, perceived as an imperfective variant of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koˈpʲa̟]

Verb

купя́ • (kupjá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (obsolete, dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to aggregate, to amass, to stack up
Conjugation
Derived terms
verbs
  • накупясам pf (nakupjasam), накупясвам impf (nakupjasvam)
  • скупя се pf (skupja se), скупвам се impf (skupvam se)
  • съвкупя се pf (sǎvkupja se), съвкупявам се impf (sǎvkupjavam se)
  • целокупя pf (celokupja), целокупявам impf (celokupjavam)
nouns
  • (instrumental noun) купи́ло (kupílo) (dialectal)
  • ку́пище (kúpište)

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куп¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 138

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