кътна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Perhaps related to dialectal ку́тя (kútja, to caress, to rock a baby). Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary compares it with Bulgarian гъ́тна (gǎ́tna, to upset).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɤtnɐ]

Verb

къ́тна • (kǎ́tna) first-singular present indicativeimpf (obsolescent or dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to touch, to nudge, to stroke
  2. (transitive, figurative) to bother, to disturb

Usage notes

Except for the resultant participle къ́тнат (kǎ́tnat) (whence непокъ́тнат (nepokǎ́tnat, intact)), the rest of the verb forms are obsolete/dialectal.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • къ́твам (kǎ́tvam) (semelfactive)
  • докътна pf (dokǎtna), докътвам impf (dokǎtvam)
  • закътна pf (zakǎtna), закътвам impf (zakǎtvam)
  • покътна pf (pokǎtna), покътвам impf (pokǎtvam)

See also

  • кът (kǎt, corner) (more likely unrelated)

References