застраховам

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ страх (strah, fear) +‎ -овам (-ovam), literally meaning “to back up s.o.'s fear”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐstrɐˈxɔvɐm]

Verb

застрахо́вам • (zastrahóvam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to insure, to cover up
    Synonym: осигуря́вам (osigurjávam)

Usage notes

The imperfective verb means the opposite of its corresponding perfective verb застраша́ pf (zastrašá, to threaten).

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • застрахо́ване (zastrahóvane), застрахова́ние (zastrahovánie) (verbal noun)
  • застрахова́тел m (zastrahovátel), застрахова́телка f (zastrahovátelka) (agent nouns)
  • застрахо́вка (zastrahóvka, insurance)

References

  • застраховам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • застраховам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010