драга

Bulgarian

Горска драга

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga (“road”), related to Bulgarian дъ́рзам (dǎ́rzam, “to stretch, to comb”) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdraɡɐ]

Noun

дра́га • (drága) f

1. (dialectal) narrow passage, duct

   Synonyms: теснина́ (tesniná), про́ход (próhod)

2. (dialectal, obsolete) gully, channel, trench (small precipice formed from erosion, smaller than жрело́ (žreló), про́лом (prólom), овра́г (ovrág))

   Synonym: дере́ (deré)

Declension

Declension of дра́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	дра́га drága	дра́ги drági
definite	дра́гата drágata	дра́гите drágite

Derived terms

• Драже́шница (Dražéšnica) (toponym)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 418

Схема на дражна машина

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English drag, via Russian дра́га (drága).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdraɡɐ]

Noun

дра́га • (drága) f (relational adjective дра́жен)

1. (technical) drag, dredge (machine)

Declension

Declension of дра́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	дра́га drága	дра́ги drági
definite	дра́гата drágata	дра́гите drágite

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English drag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdraɡə]

Noun

дра́га • (drága) f inan (genitive дра́ги, nominative plural дра́ги, genitive plural драг)

1. drag, dredge, seagoing dredge

Declension

Declension of дра́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	дра́га drága	дра́ги drági
genitive	дра́ги drági	дра́г drág
dative	дра́ге dráge	дра́гам drágam
accusative	дра́гу drágu	дра́ги drági
instrumental	дра́гой, дра́гою drágoj, drágoju	дра́гами drágami
prepositional	дра́ге dráge	дра́гах drágax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drâɡa/
• Hyphenation: дра‧га

Noun

дра̏га f (Latin spelling drȁga)

1. bay, gulf

Declension

Declension of драга

	singular	plural
nominative	дра̏га	драге
genitive	драге	дра̑га̄
dative	дра̏зи	драгама
accusative	драгу	драге
vocative	драго	драге
locative	дра̏зи	драгама
instrumental	драгом	драгама

Etymology 2

From дра̑г.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drâːɡaː/
• Hyphenation: дра‧га

Noun

дра̑га̄ f (Latin spelling drȃgā)

1. sweetheart, beloved, love, darling, dear (female)

Declension

Declension of драга

	singular	plural
nominative	дра̑га̄	драге
genitive	драге	драга
dative	дра̑го̄ј	драгама
accusative	драгу	драге
vocative	драга	драге
locative	дра̑го̄ј	драгама
instrumental	драгом	драгама

References

• “драга” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “драга” in Hrvatski jezični portal