фуча

Bulgarian

Etymology

From the onomatopoeia фу-у-у (fu-u-u, “howling noise”) + -ча́ (-čá). Suffix similar to буча́ (bučá, “to tatter, to hum”), муча́ (mučá, “to moo”), звуча́ (zvučá, “to sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [foˈt͡ʃa̟]

Verb

фуча́ • (fučá) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (intransitive) to blow, to hawl, to thunder repetitively (for wind)

   Synonyms: тъ́тна (tǎ́tna), буча́ (bučá)

2. (intransitive, figurative) to puff loudly, to grunt (for animal, person)

   Synonym: сумтя́ (sumtjá)

3. (reflexive, figurative) (+ reflexive pronoun) to hum, to ring (for noise)

   Фучи ми шум в главата.

   Fuči mi šum v glavata.

   A noise is ringing in my head.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of фуча́ (conjugation 2.3, imperfective, intransitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	фуча́щ, фуче́щ1 fučášt, fučéšt1	фуча́л fučál	фуча́л, фуче́л1 fučál, fučél1	—		фуче́йки fučéjki
	definite subject form	фуча́щият, фуче́щият1 fučáštijat, fučéštijat1	фуча́лият fučálijat	—	—
	definite object form	фуча́щия, фуче́щия1 fučáštija, fučéštija1	фуча́лия fučálija	—	—
feminine	indefinite	фуча́ща, фуче́ща1 fučášta, fučéšta1	фуча́ла fučála	фуча́ла, фуче́ла1 fučála, fučéla1	—
	definite	фуча́щата, фуче́щата1 fučáštata, fučéštata1	фуча́лата fučálata	—	—
neuter	indefinite	фуча́що, фуче́що1 fučášto, fučéšto1	фуча́ло fučálo	фуча́ло, фуче́ло1 fučálo, fučélo1	—	фуча́не, фуче́не fučáne, fučéne
	definite	фуча́щото, фуче́щото1 fučáštoto, fučéštoto1	фуча́лото fučáloto	—	—	фуча́нето, фуче́нето fučáneto, fučéneto
plural	indefinite	фуча́щи, фуче́щи1 fučášti, fučéšti1	фуча́ли fučáli	фуча́ли, фуче́ли1 fučáli, fučéli1	—	фуча́ния, фуче́ния, фуча́нета, фуче́нета fučánija, fučénija, fučáneta, fučéneta
	definite	фуча́щите, фуче́щите1 fučáštite, fučéštite1	фуча́лите fučálite	—	—	фуча́нията, фуче́нията, фуча́нетата, фуче́нетата fučánijata, fučénijata, fučánetata, fučénetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		фуча́ fučá	фучи́ш fučíš	фучи́ fučí	фучи́м fučím	фучи́те fučíte	фуча́т fučát
imperfect		фуча́х, фуче́х1 fučáh, fučéh1	фуче́ше fučéše	фуче́ше fučéše	фуча́хме, фуче́хме1 fučáhme, fučéhme1	фуча́хте, фуче́хте1 fučáhte, fučéhte1	фуча́ха, фуче́ха1 fučáha, fučéha1
aorist		фуча́х fučáh	фуча́ fučá	фуча́ fučá	фуча́хме fučáhme	фуча́хте fučáhte	фуча́ха fučáha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and фуча́л/фуче́л1 m, фуча́ла/фуче́ла1 f, фуча́ло/фуче́ло1 n, or фуча́ли/фуче́ли1 pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and фуча́л/фуче́л1 m, фуча́ла/фуче́ла1 f, фуча́ло/фуче́ло1 n, or фуча́ли/фуче́ли1 pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and фуча́л/фуче́л1 m, фуча́ла/фуче́ла1 f, фуча́ло/фуче́ло1 n, or фуча́ли/фуче́ли1 pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and фуча́л m, фуча́ла f, фуча́ло n, or фуча́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			фучи́ fučí			фуче́те fučéte

¹Largely fallen into disuse.

Alternative forms

• хуча́ (hučá) — dialectal

References

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