вардя

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan vardare, of Frankish origin (cf. *wardēn (to watch over)). Attested since 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvardʲɐ]
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Verb

ва́рдя • (várdja) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to guard, to patrol, to watch over
    Synonyms: па́зя (pázja), охраня́вам (ohranjávam)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • вардало (vardalo, locker)
  • варда́ч (vardáč, agent noun)
  • завардя pf (zavardja), завардвам impf (zavardvam)
  • извардя pf (izvardja), извардвам impf (izvardvam)
  • овардя pf (ovardja), овардвам impf (ovardvam)
  • увардя pf (uvardja), увардвам impf (uvardvam)

References

  • вардя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вардя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вардя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 120