плуя

Bulgarian

Etymology

From a je-present reflex of Proto-Slavic *pluti, typically inflected with simple thematic conjugation (as is the case in Old Church Slavonic плоути (pluti), пловѫ (plovǫ)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɫujɐ]

Verb

плу́я • (plúja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to flow, to run (of fluids), to sink
  2. (reflexive with се) to soak, to be steeped (in liquid)
  3. (intransitive) to rot, to decay, to putrefy (of materials)
    Synonyms: гни́я (gníja), разла́гам се (razlágam se)
  4. (intransitive) to dwindle, to fade away (of processes)
    Synonyms: че́зна (čézna), кре́я (kréja)
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to dilly-dally, to loiter, to lounge
    плуя по цял ден пред телевизора
    pluja po cjal den pred televizora
    to lounge all day in front of the TV

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • оплуя pf (opluja), оплувам impf (opluvam)
  • разплуя се pf (razpluja se), разплувам се impf (razpluvam se)
  • сплуя се pf (spluja se), сплувам се impf (spluvam se)
adjectives
  • плут (plut) (substantivized past participle)
  • плу́вам (plúvam, to swim)
  • пли́вам (plívam, to gush, to surge) (dialectal)
  • плу́та (plúta, buoyant object) (dialectal)

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