мъча

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫčiti.

Verb

мъ̀ча (mǎ̀ča) impf

  1. (transitive) to torment, to torture
  2. (transitive, poetic) to tyrannize
  3. (reflexive) to struggle

Alternative forms

  • мачим (mačim) (dialectal)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • мъчило (mǎčilo, trouble)
  • мъчител (mǎčitel, tormentor, torturer)
  • мъчен (mǎčen, excruciating, troublesome)
  • мъчение (mǎčenie, torture)

References

  • мъча in Речник на българския език
  • Georgiev Vl. I., Duridanov I., editors (1995), мъча”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 437
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