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-осам
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Bulgarian
Etymology
bg :af grc:-όω<alt:-ωσα> -ам
Verbal suffix from the s-aorist ending bg grc -ωσα, rendered as factitive a-conjugation + bg -ам (from sla-pro *-ati). Typically encountered in Greek borrowings, but original formations from native terms or from loaned Turkish, Persian, or Arabic borrowings also exist.
Suffix
bg suffix pf
Transliteration of Greek borrowings:
el ζαχάρωσα to had sugarcoated → bg захаро́сам to sugarcoat
el σκόπωσα to had framed dialectal, obsolete → bg скопо́сам to arrange, to assembly
el τύπωσα to had printed → bg типо́сам to print
el χάλωσα to had spoiled → bg хало́сам to bang, to hit
Forms iterative or causative verbs with telic functional meaning from nouns:
From native terms:
bg вар lime → bg варо́сам to lime, to whitewash
bg прах powder, dust → bg прахо́сам to waste away
bg кръст cross → bg кръсто́сам to intercross
bg яд resentment, rage → bg ядо́сам to annoy
bg пръжда́ insult, slander, curse dialectal → bg пръждо́сам to banish, to curse away
bg пля́чка loot, booty → bg плячко́сам to loot
From Turkish, Arabic borrowings (via Ottoman Turkish):
bg дамга́ scar, branding → bg дамго́сам to brand, to stamp
bg сефте́ first time colloquial → bg сефто́сам to do for a first time
bg шама́р slap → bg шамаро́сам to slap
From Persian, Prakrit borrowings (via Ottoman Turkish or Romani):
bg ба́лама foul slang → bg баламо́сам to make foul of someone, to deceive
bg парче́ piece → bg парчето́сам to tear into pieces
bg чифт pair → bg чифто́сам to pair, to mate
Derived terms
bg -осане verbal noun
bg -осан past participle
bg -осен relative adjective
Related terms
bg -освам impf
bg -асам pf, bg -асвам impf
bg -исам pf, bg -исвам impf
bg -ьосам pf, bg -ьосвам impf
bg -ясам pf, bg -ясвам impf