кисна

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kysnǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkisnɐ]
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Verb

ки́сна • (kísna) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (transitive) to soak, to make wet
    Synonym: мокря (mokrja)
  2. (intransitive) to ferment, to rot
  3. (figurative) to waste time, to languish
    кисна на опашката ― kisna na opaškata ― I waste time in the queue

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • вкисвам (vkisvam, “to get sour, to spoil”)
  • накисвам (nakisvam, “to souk up”)
  • окис (okis, “acidity”)
  • кисло (kislo, “wetness, moldiness”) (dialectal)
  • кисел (kisel, “sour”)
  • квася (kvasja, “to fermentalize”)
  • кипя (kipja, “to soothe”) (possibly)
  • късен (kǎsen, “late, overdue (for time)”) (possibly)

References

  • “кисна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кисна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 389

Anagrams

  • синка (sinka)
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