лъскам

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lъskati (equivalent to *lъk- +‎ *-skati), akin to English light. By the time of first Slavic writing, the root has been reanalyzed into *lьsk- (cf. Old Church Slavonic льщати (lĭštati)), which BER explains as an influence from synonymous *blьskati (“to flash”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫɤskɐm]

Verb

лъ́скам • (lǎ́skam) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective лъ́сна)

  1. (ditransitive) to polish, to burnish, to furbish
    лъскам някому обувките ― lǎskam njakomu obuvkite ― to polish someone's shoes
  2. (intransitive, rare) to shine, to gloss, to emit glimmer
    В далечината лъсна светкавица.
    V dalečinata lǎsna svetkavica.
    A lightning flashed out in the distance.
  3. (reflexive with се, figurative) to tidy up, to polish one's look/appearance

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
  • излъ́скам pf (izlǎ́skam), излъ́свам impf (izlǎ́svam)
  • полъ́скам pf (polǎ́skam), полъ́свам impf (polǎ́svam)
noun
  • лъ́ска (lǎ́ska, “flake, shiny object”)
  • лъ́сък (lǎ́sǎk) (dialectal)
  • (resultant noun) лъска́вица (lǎskávica)
  • лъска́р m (lǎskár)
  • лъска́рка f (lǎskárka)
  • (agent noun) лъска́ч (lǎskáč)
  • лъщя́ (lǎštjá, “to shine”) (iterative)
  • лъ́скав (lǎ́skav, “shiny”)
  • лъч (lǎč, “ray of light”)

References

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