мирувам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Stative or factitive of мир (mir, peace) + -увам (-uvam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miˈruvɐm]

Verb

миру́вам • (mirúvam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive) to stay/be peaceful, quite, orderly
    Миру́вай!Mirúvaj!Behave yourself! (literally, “Keep peace!”)
    Детето мирува в кошарата си.
    Deteto miruva v košarata si.
    The kid lies peacefully in its crib.
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to lie low, to keep a low profile, to wait tacitly in anticipation of sth
    Наказан съм. Трябва да мирувам няколко дни.
    Nakazan sǎm. Trjabva da miruvam njakolko dni.
    I am grounded. I need to lie low [for] a few days.

Conjugation

  • мире́я (miréja) (stative)
  • миря́ (mirjá) (causative)

References

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