бојати

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂-eh₂-ti, from *bʰeyh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǒjati/
  • Hyphenation: бо‧ја‧ти

Verb

бо̀јати impf (Latin spelling bòjati)

  1. (reflexive) to fear, be afraid of
    бојим се ― I'm afraid
    бојим га се ― I'm afraid of him
    не бој се ― don't be afraid
    немаш се чега бојати ― there is nothing to be afraid of
    оне се боји властитог оца ― she's afraid of her own father
    немој се бојати ― don't be afraid
    не требаш се бојати ― there is no need to be afraid
    он се боји и властите с(ј)ене ― he's afraid of his own shadow
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • побо̀јати

Etymology 2

From боја +‎ -ти.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǒjati/
  • Hyphenation: бо‧ја‧ти

Verb

бо̀јати impf (Latin spelling bòjati)

  1. (transitive) to color
  2. (transitive) to dye (hair, cloth..)
  3. (transitive) to paint (by brush)
  4. (transitive) to distemper
  5. (transitive) to stain (glass etc.)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • побо̀јати

References

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