жага
Bulgarian
Жага
Etymology
Ultimately from German Säge. Compare Serbo-Croatian жа́га, Romanian joagăr. Akin to native Bulgarian секи́ра (sekíra, “axe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒa̟ɡə]
Declension
Declension of жа́га
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жа́га žága |
жа́ги žági |
| definite | жа́гата žágata |
жа́гите žágite |
Alternative forms
- джа́га (džága)
Derived terms
- жа́гам (žágam, “to cut with saw”) (dialectal)
- жа́гарица (žágarica, “sawmill”) (dialectal)
References
- жага in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “жага”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 521
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒǎːɡa/
- Hyphenation: жа‧га
Declension
Declension of жага
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жага | жаге |
| genitive | жаге | жага |
| dative | жаги | жагама |
| accusative | жагу | жаге |
| vocative | жаго | жаге |
| locative | жаги | жагама |
| instrumental | жагом | жагама |
Derived terms
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