[krɛʃˈtʲɤ̟]
OriginFrom Proto-Slavic *krěščati (cf. Serbo-Croatian крије́штати) or *kręščati (Gerov), of onomatopoeic origin. By surface analysis, кря́сък (krjásǎk, “shout, cry”) + -я (-ja).
- intransitiveto shout, to scream, to yell, to cry
“крещя́ като подивя́л” — to scream like a madman
- to squawk, to shriek, to screech (of animals, typically birds)
- transitiveto shout out, to scold, to address loudly and fiercely
“крещя́ зло́бни оби́ди ня́кому” — to shout out resentful insults towards somebody
- to bray, to clamor (to make discordant harsh noises in result of irritation or rage)
- broadly, figurativelyto announce in loud tone
“А после, когато чуеш историята му, тя просто крещи да го назначат на работа някъде възможно най-бързо.” — And then when you hear his story, it's just screaming to get him a job somewhere ASAP.
Formsкрещя́ first-singular present indicative or(canonical, imperfective) · kreštjá(romanization) · крещя́щ(active, indefinite, masculine, participle, present) · крещя́л(active, aorist, indefinite, masculine, participle, past) · крещя́л(active, imperfect, indefinite, masculine, participle, past) · -(indefinite, masculine, participle, passive, past) · креще́йки(adverbial, indefinite, masculine, participle) · крещя́щият(active, definite, masculine, participle, present, subjective) · креще́лият(active, aorist, definite, masculine, participle, past, subjective) · -(active, definite, imperfect, masculine, participle, past, subjective) · -(definite, masculine, participle, passive, past, subjective) · креще́йки(adverbial, definite, masculine, participle, subjective) · крещя́щия(active, definite, masculine, objective, participle, present) · креще́лия(active, aorist, definite, masculine, objective, participle, past) · -(active, definite, imperfect, masculine, objective, participle, past) · -(definite, masculine, objective, participle, passive, past) · креще́йки(adverbial, definite, masculine, objective, participle) · крещя́ща(active, feminine, indefinite, participle, present) · крещя́ла(active, aorist, feminine, indefinite, participle, past) · крещя́ла(active, feminine, imperfect, indefinite, participle, past)