съскам

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • со́скам impf (sóskam, “to incite hatred or aggression”) (dialectal)
  • съ́свъм impf (sǎ́svǎm, “to incite (a dog) to attack”) (dialectal)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. For the derivation, compare e.g. цъ́кам (cǎ́kam, “to tsk”) and шъ́ткам (šǎ́tkam, “to shush”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɤskɐm]
  • Hyphenation: със‧кам

Verb

съ́скам • (sǎ́skam) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (of animals) to hiss
  2. (figurative) to speak with malice

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • съ́скав m (sǎ́skav, “(of sound) hissing”, adj)
    • съ́скавост f (sǎ́skavost, “(of sound) the quality of resembling a hiss”)
  • съ́сък m (sǎ́sǎk, “hissing”) (deverbal noun)
    Synonym: съ́скане (sǎ́skane)
  • насъ́скам pf (nasǎ́skam), насъ́сквам impf (nasǎ́skvam, “to incite to aggression or hatred”)
  • изсъ́скам pf (izsǎ́skam), изсъ́сквам impf (izsǎ́skvam, “to hiss suddenly”)
  • засъ́скам pf (zasǎ́skam), засъ́сквам impf (zasǎ́skvam, “to start hissing”)

References

  • “съскам”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
  • “съскам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “съскам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 694

Anagrams

  • скъсам (skǎsam)
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