буча

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Of expressive origin, from an earlier Proto-Slavic *bučiti (i-conjugation).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbut͡ʃɐ]

Verb

бу́ча • (búča) first-singular present indicative, impf

(transitive) to pin, to pierce, to impale
(transitive) to jab, to poke (with a pointy object)
(intransitive) (+ dative pronoun) to itch, to have stinging feeling
някаква материя бучи някому ― njakakva materija buči njakomu ― some fabric is itching

Conjugation

Conjugation of бу́ча (conjugation 2.1, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	бу́чещ búčešt	бу́чил, бучи́л¹ búčil, bučíl¹	бу́чел búčel	бу́чен búčen		бу́чейки búčejki
	definite subject form	бу́чещият búčeštijat	бу́чилият, бучи́лият¹ búčilijat, bučílijat¹	—	бу́ченият búčenijat
	definite object form	бу́чещия búčeštija	бу́чилия, бучи́лия¹ búčilija, bučílija¹	—	бу́чения búčenija
feminine	indefinite	бу́чеща búčešta	бу́чила, бучи́ла¹ búčila, bučíla¹	бу́чела búčela	бу́чена búčena
feminine	definite	бу́чещата búčeštata	бу́чилата, бучи́лата¹ búčilata, bučílata¹	—	бу́чената búčenata
neuter	indefinite	бу́чещо búčešto	бу́чило, бучи́ло¹ búčilo, bučílo¹	бу́чело búčelo	бу́чено búčeno	бу́чене búčene
neuter	definite	бу́чещото búčeštoto	бу́чилото, бучи́лото¹ búčiloto, bučíloto¹	—	бу́ченото búčenoto	бу́ченето búčeneto
plural	indefinite	бу́чещи búčešti	бу́чили, бучи́ли¹ búčili, bučíli¹	бу́чели búčeli	бу́чени búčeni	бу́чения, бу́ченета búčenija, búčeneta
plural	definite	бу́чещите búčeštite	бу́чилите, бучи́лите¹ búčilite, bučílite¹	—	бу́чените búčenite	бу́ченията, бу́ченетата búčenijata, búčenetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		бу́ча búča	бу́чиш búčiš	бу́чи búči	бу́чим búčim	бу́чите búčite	бу́чат búčat
imperfect		бу́чех búčeh	бу́чеше búčeše	бу́чеше búčeše	бу́чехме búčehme	бу́чехте búčehte	бу́чеха búčeha
aorist		бу́чих, бучи́х¹ búčih, bučíh¹	бу́чи, бучи́¹ búči, bučí¹	бу́чи, бучи́¹ búči, bučí¹	бу́чихме, бучи́хме¹ búčihme, bučíhme¹	бу́чихте, бучи́хте¹ búčihte, bučíhte¹	бу́чиха, бучи́ха¹ búčiha, bučíha¹
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and бу́чел m, бу́чела f, бу́чело n, or бу́чели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and бу́чел m, бу́чела f, бу́чело n, or бу́чели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бу́чел m, бу́чела f, бу́чело n, or бу́чели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and бу́чил/бучи́л¹ m, бу́чила/бучи́ла¹ f, бу́чило/бучи́ло¹ n, or бу́чили/бучи́ли¹ pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			бучи́ bučí			буче́те bučéte

¹Dialectally marked.

Derived terms

бу́чвам (búčvam), бу́чкам (búčkam) (semelfactive)
добуча pf (dobuča), добучвам impf (dobučvam)
забуча pf (zabuča), забучвам impf (zabučvam)
набуча pf (nabuča), набучвам impf (nabučvam)
отбуча pf (otbuča), отбучвам impf (otbučvam)
прибуча pf (pribuča), прибучвам impf (pribučvam)
бу́чка (búčka, “lump, nodule”) (resultant noun)

Related terms

бик (bik, “bull”)

References

“бу̀ча”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“бу̀ча”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nayden Gerov (1895) “бу́чѭ, -ишь; -чи́лъ (бу́чвамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 89
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бу̀ча”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 94

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bučati (ě/i-conjugation), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [boˈt͡ʃɤ̟]

Verb

буча́ • (bučá) first-singular present indicative, impf

(intransitive) to clang, to rumble, to echo (of natural noise)
Реката бучеше в далечината.
Rekata bučeše v dalečinata.
The river was echoing in the distance.
(intransitive) to drone, to clatter (of machine noise)
Машината бучи.
Mašinata buči.
The machine is clattering.
(intransitive, figurative) to yell, to shout, to gabble loudly (of person)
Наду ми главата с твоето бучене.
Nadu mi glavata s tvoeto bučene.
I got a headache from your [loud] jibber-jabber.

Conjugation

Conjugation of буча́ (conjugation 2.3, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	буча́щ, буче́щ¹ bučášt, bučéšt¹	буча́л bučál	буча́л, буче́л¹ bučál, bučél¹	—		буче́йки bučéjki
	definite subject form	буча́щият, буче́щият¹ bučáštijat, bučéštijat¹	буча́лият bučálijat	—	—
	definite object form	буча́щия, буче́щия¹ bučáštija, bučéštija¹	буча́лия bučálija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	буча́ща, буче́ща¹ bučášta, bučéšta¹	буча́ла bučála	буча́ла, буче́ла¹ bučála, bučéla¹	—
feminine	definite	буча́щата, буче́щата¹ bučáštata, bučéštata¹	буча́лата bučálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	буча́що, буче́що¹ bučášto, bučéšto¹	буча́ло bučálo	буча́ло, буче́ло¹ bučálo, bučélo¹	—	буча́не, буче́не bučáne, bučéne
neuter	definite	буча́щото, буче́щото¹ bučáštoto, bučéštoto¹	буча́лото bučáloto	—	—	буча́нето, буче́нето bučáneto, bučéneto
plural	indefinite	буча́щи, буче́щи¹ bučášti, bučéšti¹	буча́ли bučáli	буча́ли, буче́ли¹ bučáli, bučéli¹	—	буча́ния, буче́ния, буча́нета, буче́нета bučánija, bučénija, bučáneta, bučéneta
plural	definite	буча́щите, буче́щите¹ bučáštite, bučéštite¹	буча́лите bučálite	—	—	буча́нията, буче́нията, буча́нетата, буче́нетата bučánijata, bučénijata, bučánetata, bučénetata

person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		буча́ bučá	бучи́ш bučíš	бучи́ bučí	бучи́м bučím	бучи́те bučíte	буча́т bučát
imperfect		буча́х, буче́х¹ bučáh, bučéh¹	буче́ше bučéše	буче́ше bučéše	буча́хме, буче́хме¹ bučáhme, bučéhme¹	буча́хте, буче́хте¹ bučáhte, bučéhte¹	буча́ха, буче́ха¹ bučáha, bučéha¹
aorist		буча́х bučáh	буча́ bučá	буча́ bučá	буча́хме bučáhme	буча́хте bučáhte	буча́ха bučáha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
future	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future in the past	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and буча́л/буче́л¹ m, буча́ла/буче́ла¹ f, буча́ло/буче́ло¹ n, or буча́ли/буче́ли¹ pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and буча́л/буче́л¹ m, буча́ла/буче́ла¹ f, буча́ло/буче́ло¹ n, or буча́ли/буче́ли¹ pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and буча́л/буче́л¹ m, буча́ла/буче́ла¹ f, буча́ло/буче́ло¹ n, or буча́ли/буче́ли¹ pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
future and future in the past	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
conditional		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and буча́л m, буча́ла f, буча́ло n, or буча́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
imperative			бучи́ bučí			буче́те bučéte

¹Largely fallen into disuse.

Derived terms

забуча pf (zabuča), забучавам impf (zabučavam)
избуча pf (izbuča), избучавам impf (izbučavam)
побуча pf (pobuča), побучавам impf (pobučavam)
пробуча pf (probuča), пробучавам impf (probučavam)
разбуча се pf (razbuča se), разбучавам се impf (razbučavam se)
бу́ка (búka, “clatter, racket”) (dialectal)
буча́ло (bučálo, “echo of waterfall, roaring water”) (dialectal)
бучня́к (bučnják, “rapid rain”) (dialectal)

References

“буча̀”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“буча̀”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nayden Gerov (1895) “бучѭ́, -и́шь; -чꙗ́лъ (бучꙗ́вамь)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[2] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 89
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “буча̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 99

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbut͡ɕə]
Audio: (file)

Noun

бу́ча • (búča) f inan (genitive бу́чи, nominative plural бу́чи, genitive plural буч)

turmoil, commotion, disturbance
поднима́ть бу́чу ― podnimátʹ búču ― to make [kick up] a row

Declension

Declension of бу́ча (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бу́ча búča	бу́чи búči
genitive	бу́чи búči	бу́ч búč
dative	бу́че búče	бу́чам búčam
accusative	бу́чу búču	бу́чи búči
instrumental	бу́чей, бу́чею búčej, búčeju	бу́чами búčami
prepositional	бу́че búče	бу́чах búčax

Related terms

бу́кать impf (búkatʹ)
буча́ть impf (bučátʹ)
бык m (byk)

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бучать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bût͡ʃa/
Hyphenation: бу‧ча

Noun

бу̏ча f (Latin spelling bȕča)

Alternative form of бу̏ћа

References

“буча”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024