хопам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of expressive origin, from хоп (hop, skip) +‎ -ам (-am). Possibly from Proto-Slavic *xopati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxɔpɐm]

Verb

хо́пам • (hópam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective хо́пна)

  1. (intransitive, dialectal) to skip, to leap (to move or stand up energetically)
    Synonyms: ска́чам (skáčam), ри́пам (rípam)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • хо́пвам (hópvam) (semelfactive)
  • хо́паница (hópanica, game of skipping)

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