плещя

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Of onomatopoeic/expressive origin, analogous to пля́скам (pljáskam, to spank, to splash), пли́скам (plískam, to swash), плющя́ (pljuštjá, to crackle), (dialectal) пле́сам (plésam, to play, to dance). Probably developed via semantic shift from Etymology 1 in analogy with various onomatopoeic roots in -щя. Gerov lists the two semantic kernels together, giving preference to the pronunciation and conjugation of Etymology 2.

Verb

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пле́щя (pléštja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (colloquial)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to chatter, to blather, to prattle nonsense (to talk in incomprehensive or overconvoluted way)
    Synonyms: бръщоле́вя (brǎštolévja), бле́щя (bléštja), пля́мпам (pljámpam)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to chit-chat, to jibber-jabber (to conduct meaningless or futile discussion)
    Synonym: празносло́вя (praznoslóvja)
  3. (reflexive with се) to be prattled, to be said (for nonsense or futile arguments)
    Мно́го напра́зни при́казки се изпле́щиха...Mnógo naprázni príkazki se izpléštiha...A lot of futile words were said...
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References

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  • плещя¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • плещя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “плещя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 351

Etymology 2

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Merger of Proto-Slavic *pleskati (cf. Old Church Slavonic плескати (pleskati, to clap)) and *plеščiti/*ploščiti (cf. Russian площи́ть (ploščítʹ, to make flat)).

Verb

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пле́щя (pléštja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dated, dialectal)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to flatten, to compress
    Synonyms: спле́сквам (spléskvam), пресо́вам (presóvam)
  2. (dialectal, transitive, intransitive) to smear, to spread flat onto a surface
    Synonym: ма́жа (máža)
  3. (transitive, intransitive, by extension) to clap, to tap, to thump, to spank
    Synonyms: пля́скам (pljáskam), плющя́ (pljuštjá), шла́кам (šlákam)
    пле́щя по ма́сата (intransitive)pléštja po másatato tap (make clapping noise) on the table
    пле́щя звъне́ц (transitive)pléštja zvǎnécto ring a bell
    пле́щя ръце́ (transitive)pléštja rǎcéto clap hands
  4. (transitive, expressive) to strike, to thwack, to hit
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Originally (nowadays dialectal or obsolete):

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