упова

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian упова́ть (upovátʹ), from Proto-Slavic *upъvati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [opoˈva]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -va
  • Syllabification(key): у‧по‧ва
  • Hyphenation(key): упо‧ва

Verb

упова́ • (upová) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective упова́вам)

  1. (transitive) to refer, to rely
  2. (reflexive with се) to rely, to lean upon; see упова́ се (upová se)
    Synonym: осла́ням (oslánjam)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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