Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьrbati, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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съ́рбам (sǎ́rbam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective сръ́бна)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sip, to slurp; to consume by slurping
    Стига сърба! (intransitive)Stiga sǎrba!Stop slurping!
    сърбам си супата (transitive)sǎrbam si supata[I] am sipping [my] soup

Conjugation

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See also

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  • сърбя́ (sǎrbjá, to be itching) (etymologically unrelated)
  • съ́ркам (sǎ́rkam, to slurp) (probably with k-extension from the same onomatopoeia)

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