See also: купа

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupiti (to purchase), of Gothic origin.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkupʲɐ]
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  • Hyphenation(key): ку‧пя

Verb

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ку́пя (kúpja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective купу́вам)

  1. (transitive) to buy, to purchase
    тря́бва да ку́пя плодове́ и зеленчу́ци
    trjábva da kúpja plodové i zelenčúci
    [I] ought to buy fruit and vegetables
  2. (transitive) to procure, to attain for a fee (product, service, commodity)
    Synonym: наба́вя (nabávja)
  3. (reflexive with си) to purchase, to procure for oneself
    ку́пих си но́ва дре́шка
    kúpih si nóva dréška
    [I] have bought a new dress
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupiti (to pile). Synchronically, the causative-iterative of куп (kup, pile, heap).

In the modern language, perceived as an imperfective variant of Etymology 1.

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Verb

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купя́ (kupjá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (obsolete, dialectal)

  1. (transitive) to aggregate, to amass, to stack up
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Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куп¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 138

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