гадая

See also: гадаа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gadati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈdajɐ]
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Verb

гада́я • (gadája) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive, mythology) to divine, to prophesy
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to guess, to predict, to fortell
    гада́я бъде́щето (transitive) ― gadája bǎdéšteto ― to predict the future
    гада́я че (intransitive) ― gadája če ― to guess that
    гада́я по (intransitive) ― gadája po ― to guess on account of

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • загадая pf (zagadaja), загадавам impf (zagadavam)
  • отгадая pf (otgadaja), отгадавам impf (otgadavam)
  • разгадая pf (razgadaja), разгадавам impf (razgadavam)
  • гада́тел m (gadátel), гада́телка f (gadátelka) (agent nouns)
  • га́дка (gádka, “conjecture”) (dialectal)
  • га́ждам (gáždam, “to pinpoint, to target”) (dialectal)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈdajə]

Participle

гада́я • (gadája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of гада́ть (gadátʹ)
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