въже

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫže.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vəˈʒe]

Noun

въже́ • (vǎžé) n (related adjective въ́жен)

  1. rope, line, cord, cable, hawser, lanyard
  2. (figuratively) gallows, halter, hempen collar
    отървавам въжето ― otǎrvavam vǎžeto ― to cheat the gallows
    плета си въжето ― pleta si vǎžeto ― to be heading straight for the gallows
    слагам си сам въжето на врата ― slagam si sam vǎžeto na vrata ― to put one's neck into the noose, to put a halter round one's own neck

Declension

References

  • въже in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • въже in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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