чертая

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrtati. By surface analysis, черта (čerta, dash) +‎ -а́я (-ája).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛrˈtajɐ]

Verb

черта́я • (čertája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to draw, to sketch, to scrabble
    черта́я ски́ца (transitive)čertája skícato draw a sketch
    черта́я си на пя́съка (intransitive)čertája si na pjásǎkato be scrabbling on the sand
  2. (transitive) to trace, to mark, to outline
  3. (transitive, figurative) to plot plans, to scheme

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • зачертая pf (začertaja), зачертавам impf (začertavam)
  • изчертая pf (izčertaja), изчертавам impf (izčertavam)
  • начертая pf (načertaja), начертавам impf (načertavam)
  • очертая pf (očertaja), очертавам impf (očertavam)
  • подчертая pf (podčertaja), подчертавам impf (podčertavam, to underline, to emphasize)
  • почертая pf (počertaja), почертавам impf (počertavam)
  • разчертая pf (razčertaja), разчертавам impf (razčertavam)
  • черте́ж (čertéž, draft, plot)

References

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