noga
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *noga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ (“claw, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.
Lower Sorbian

Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *noga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ (“claw, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs. Cognate with Upper Sorbian noha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔɡa/
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “noga”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “noga”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Manam
References
- Blaine Turner, 1992, Manam Organised Phonology Data, Ukarumpa, SIL.
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnoka/
Verb
noga
- inflection of nohkat:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *noga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ (“claw, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs, whence English nail and ungulate.
Declension
Descendants
- Polish: noga
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “noga”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *noga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ (“claw, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs, whence English nail and ungulate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔ.ɡa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɡa
- Syllabification: no‧ga
Noun
noga f (diminutive nóżka, augmentative nożysko)
- leg
- a clumsy or inept person
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *noga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ (“claw, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs whence English nail and ungulate.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- Slavomolisano: noga
Further reading
- “noga” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian nòga, from Proto-Slavic *noga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ (“claw, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nǒːɡḁ/
Declension
References
- Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *noga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ (“claw, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ̀ːɡa/
- Hyphenation: no‧ga
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | noga | ||
gen. sing. | noge | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
noga | nogi | noge |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
noge | nog | nog |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
nogi | nogama | nogam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
nogo | nogi | noge |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
nogi | nogah | nogah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
nogo | nogama | nogami |
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Feminine, a-stem, mobile accent | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | nôga | ||
gen. sing. | nogé | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
nôga | nogé | nogé |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
nogé | nóg | nóg |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
nôgi | nogáma | nogàm |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
nogó | nogé | nogé |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
nôgi | nogàh | nogàh |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
nogó | nogáma | nogámi |
Related terms
Further reading
- “noga”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish nōgha, from Middle Low German nouwe (“narrow”). Compare German genau.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
noga
- careful; about someone who takes great care to make things properly
- En kirurg måste vara mycket noga med renligheten när han eller hon ska operera.
- A surgeon has to take great care about cleanliness when he or she is going to perform surgery.
- En kirurg måste vara mycket noga med renligheten när han eller hon ska operera.
Usage notes
Only used predicatively.
Synonyms
Adverb
noga (not comparable)
- carefully; done in such a way that it ends up very accurate or very close to what was intended
- Tänk igenom det noga.
- Think it carefully through.
- Studera bilden noga i en minut, och räkna sedan upp vilka föremål som fanns i bilden.
- Study the picture closely for a minute, and after that, list which objects were present in the image.
- Tänk igenom det noga.
Usage notes
When doing comparations, the synonym "noggrant" is usually preferred in modern use.
Synonyms
References
- noga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- noga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- noga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- noga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- nogha in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T