стръга

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *strǫga. Cognate with Macedonian страга (straga), Serbo-Croatian стру̏га, Slovak strunga and related to Romanian strungă, Albanian shtrungë.

Compare also Bulgarian стрък (strǎk, “stalk, sprout”) (from Proto-Slavic *strǫkъ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈstrɤɡə]

Noun

стръ́га • (strǎ́ga) f

  1. (dialectal) aperture, interspace (of pen, fold, barn) → runway through which livestock can enter/leave a shelter
    Synonym: междина́ (meždiná)
  2. (by extension) passageway, corridor
    Synonyms: про́лаз (prólaz), про́ход (próhod)
  3. (figurative) gap between teeth

Alternative forms

Declension
Declension of стръ́га
singular plural
indefinite стръ́га
strǎ́ga		 стръ́ги
strǎ́gi
definite стръ́гата
strǎ́gata		 стръ́гите
strǎ́gite

References
  • Gerov, Najden (1895) , “стръга”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 272
  • Todorov T., editor (2010) , “стръга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 510
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