пея
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic пѣти (pěti), from Proto-Slavic *pěti. The original conjugation was root-thematic as in Old Church Slavonic поѭ (pojǫ) (1p. sg. pres.), which was later substituted with -eja (and dialectally -еvаm) conjugations.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɛjɐ]
Verb
пе́я • (péja) first-singular present indicative, impf
- (ambitransitive) to sing, to chant
- (figurative) to articulate, to recite, to verse eloquently
Conjugation
Conjugation of пе́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)
| participles | present active participle | past active aorist participle | past active imperfect participle | past passive participle | verbal noun | adverbial participle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | indefinite | пе́ещ péešt |
пял pjal |
пе́ел péel |
пят pjat |
пе́ейки péejki | |
| definite subject form | пе́ещият péeštijat |
пе́лият pélijat |
— | пе́тият pétijat | |||
| definite object form | пе́ещия péeštija |
пе́лия pélija |
— | пе́тия pétija | |||
| feminine | indefinite | пе́еща péešta |
пя́ла pjála |
пе́ела péela |
пя́та pjáta | ||
| definite | пе́ещата péeštata |
пя́лата pjálata |
— | пя́тата pjátata | |||
| neuter | indefinite | пе́ещо péešto |
пя́ло pjálo |
пе́ело péelo |
пя́то pjáto |
пе́ене péene | |
| definite | пе́ещото péeštoto |
пя́лото pjáloto |
— | пя́тото pjátoto |
пе́енето péeneto | ||
| plural | indefinite | пе́ещи péešti |
пе́ли péli |
пе́ели péeli |
пе́ти péti |
пе́ения, пе́енета péenija, péeneta | |
| definite | пе́ещите péeštite |
пе́лите pélite |
— | пе́тите pétite |
пе́енията, пе́енетата péenijata, péenetata | ||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present | пе́я péja |
пе́еш péeš |
пе́е pée |
пе́ем péem |
пе́ете péete |
пе́ят péjat | |
| imperfect | пе́ех péeh |
пе́еше péeše |
пе́еше péeše |
пе́ехме péehme |
пе́ехте péehte |
пе́еха péeha | |
| aorist | пях pjah |
пя pja |
пя pja |
пя́хме pjáhme |
пя́хте pjáhte |
пя́ха pjáha | |
| 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 пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future indicative tense of съм and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect in the past | Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли 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 пе́ел m, пе́ела f, пе́ело n, or пе́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли 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 пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| dubitative | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and пе́ел m, пе́ела f, пе́ело n, or пе́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли 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 пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| conclusive | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| present and imperfect | Use the present indicative tense of съм and пе́ел m, пе́ела f, пе́ело n, or пе́ели pl | ||||||
| aorist | Use the present indicative tense of съм and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли 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 пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| future perfect and future perfect in the past | Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | ||||||
| conditional | аз | ти | той/тя/то | ние | вие | те | |
| Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and пял m, пя́ла f, пя́ло n, or пе́ли pl | |||||||
| imperative | - | ти | - | - | вие | - | |
| пей pej |
пе́йте péjte |
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Alternative forms
- по́я (pója) — root-thematic conjugation, obsolete
- пе́вам (pévam) — va-conjugation, dialectal
- пе́ва (péva) — ve-conjugation, dialectal
- пе́ям (péjam) — ja-conjugation, colloquial
Derived terms
- пейвам (pejvam) (semelfactive, rare)
- възпея pf (vǎzpeja), възпявам impf (vǎzpjavam)
- допея pf (dopeja), допявам impf (dopjavam)
- запея pf (zapeja), запявам impf (zapjavam)
- изпея pf (izpeja), изпявам impf (izpjavam)
- напея се pf (napeja se), напявам се impf (napjavam se)
- надпея се pf (nadpeja se), надпявам се impf (nadpjavam se, “to compete in singing”)
- опея pf (opeja), опявам impf (opjavam)
- попея pf (popeja), попявам impf (popjavam)
- припея pf (pripeja), припявам impf (pripjavam)
- пропея pf (propeja), пропявам impf (propjavam)
- разпея се pf (razpeja se), разпявам се impf (razpjavam se)
- пея́ч m (pejáč), пея́чка f (pejáčka) (agent nouns, dialectal)
- певе́ц m (pevéc), певи́ца f (pevíca) (agent nouns, standard)
- пева́ч m (peváč), пева́чка f (peváčka) (agent nouns, dialectal)
- пете́л (petél, “rooster”)
- пейво́ (pejvó, “melody”) (dialectal)
- пев (pev), пя́вка (pjávka, “chant”) (obsolescent/dialectal)
- пея́н (peján, “mellifluous, eloquent”) (dialectal)
Related terms
- пе́сен (pésen), пе́сна (pésna, “song”)
- пой (poj) (action noun, dialectal)
- пищя́ (pištjá), пи́скам (pískam, “to shriek”)
References
- “пея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “пея”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1901) “пѣ́ѭ, -ешь; пѣлъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 410
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пeя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 224
- “пѣти”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025