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See also: вешая

Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɛʃˈtajɐ]
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Etymology 1

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From Old Church Slavonic вѣщати (věštati, to claim), from Proto-Slavic *věťati.

Verb

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веща́я (veštája) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective веща́вам)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) to proclaim
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) to talk over some topic
    Synonym: прика́жа (prikáža)
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References

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  • вѣщати in Исторически речник на българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *věščati. Equivalent to вещ (vešt, proficient) +‎ -ая (-aja).

Verb

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веща́я (veštája) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive) to prophesy, to foretell, to presage
  2. (transitive) to portend, to serve as a sign
    Счу́пеното огледа́ло веща́е зла поли́чба
    Sčúpenoto ogledálo veštáe zla políčba
    The broken mirror indicates bad omen.
Usage notes
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Because of the similar meanings, Modern Bulgarian does not make explicit distinction between Etymology 1 and Etymology 2.

Conjugation
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References

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

Russian

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Participle

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веща́я (veščája)

  1. present adverbial imperfective participle of веща́ть (veščátʹ)