прося

See also: проса

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prositi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɔsʲɐ]

Verb

про́ся • (prósja) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to beg, to beseech
  2. (transitive, obsolescent) to seek for, to ask for, to appeal
    прося мир ― prosja mir ― to sue for piece
    прося милост ― prosja milost ― to beg for mercy
    прося позволение ― prosja pozvolenie ― to seek permission
    прося помощ ― prosja pomošt ― to seek help
  3. (reflexive with си) to cause something onto oneself, to call for (usually in negative connotation)
    прося си бо́я ― prosja si bója ― to behave in a way that would cause oneself a punishment (literally, “to ask for spanking”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • запрося pf (zaprosja), запросвам impf (zaprosvam)
  • изпрося pf (izprosja), изпросвам impf (izprosvam)
  • напрося pf (naprosja), напросвам impf (naprosvam, “to beg from multiple parties”) (dialectal)
  • попрося pf (poprosja), попросвам impf (poprosvam)
  • пропрося pf (proprosja), пропросвам impf (proprosvam)
  • про́сяк (prósjak), про́шляк (próšljak, “beggar”) (agent nouns, standard)
  • проса́ч m (prosáč), проса́чка f (prosáčka) (agent nouns, colloquial/dialectal)
  • про́сник (prósnik, “inquirer”) (dialectal)
  • проше́ние (prošénie, “petition”) (in formal speech)
  • про́сба (prósba, “request”), про́ситба (prósitba, “inquiry”) (dated)

References

Anagrams

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɐˈsʲa]

Participle

прося́ • (prosjá)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of проси́ть (prosítʹ)
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