кълна

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *klęti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐɫˈnɤ]

Verb

кълна́ • (kǎlná) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to curse, to damn
  2. (reflexive with се) to swear (an oath), to vow [with в (v) ‘to, for’]
    Synonym: закле́вам се (zaklévam se)
    Българийо, в теб се кълнем!
    Bǎlgarijo, v teb se kǎlnem!
    O Bulgaria, we swear an oath to you!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • закле́вам impf (zaklévam), закълна́ pf (zakǎlná)