слуга

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫoˈɡa]

Noun

слуга́ • (slugá) f (feminine слуги́ня)

1. male servant
2. (figurative) agent, blind follower (of some agenda)

Declension

Declension of слуга́

	singular	plural
indefinite	слуга́ slugá	слуги́ slugí
definite	слуга́та slugáta	слуги́те slugíte

Derived terms

• слугу́вам (slugúvam, “to act as a servant”) (iterative)
• слу́жа (slúža, “to serve”) (causative-iterative)
  • служи́тел m (služítel), служи́телка f (služítelka, “employee”)
  • слу́жба (slúžba, “service”)
• слуга́р m (slugár), слуга́рка f (slugárka) (agent nouns, rare)
• слугина́ж (slugináž, “servitude”)

Related terms

• заслу́га (zaslúga, “merit”)
• прислу́га (prislúga, “servants”) (collective)
  • прислу́жник m (prislúžnik), прислу́жница f (prislúžnica)
• услу́га (uslúga, “favour”)

References

• “слуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “слуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “слуга́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 193
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “слуга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 117
• “слоуга”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Anagrams

• гусла (gusla)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɫuɡa]

Noun

слуга • (sluga) m (plural слуги, feminine слугинка, relational adjective слугински)

1. servant

Declension

Declension of слуга

	singular	plural
indefinite	слуга	слуги
definite unspecified	слугата	слугите
definite proximal	слугава	слугиве
definite distal	слугана	слугине
vocative	слуго	слуги

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slūgà.

Noun

слуга́ (slugá) m

1. servant

Declension

Accent paradigm b.

Descendants

• Belarusian: слуга́ (sluhá)
• Russian: слуга́ (slugá)
• Ukrainian: слуга́ (sluhá)

Further reading

• Zaliznyak, Andrey A. (2019) “слуга́”, in Древнерусское ударение: Общие сведения и словарь [Old East Slavic accent: General Information and Dictionary] (in Russian), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Moscow: Publishing House “YASK”, →DOI, →ISBN, page 170

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga. Cognates include Irish slua, Lithuanian slaugà (“servitude”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫʊˈɡa]

• Audio:

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Noun

слуга́ • (slugá) m anim (genitive слуги́, nominative plural слу́ги, genitive plural слуг, feminine служа́нка)

1. servant

Declension

Declension of слуга́ (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	слуга́ slugá	слу́ги slúgi
genitive	слуги́ slugí	слу́г slúg
dative	слуге́ slugé	слу́гам slúgam
accusative	слугу́ slugú	слу́г slúg
instrumental	слуго́й, слуго́ю slugój, slugóju	слу́гами slúgami
prepositional	слуге́ slugé	слу́гах slúgax

Related terms

• прислужник (prislužnik)
• служа́нка (služánka)
• слу́жба (slúžba)
• служи́ть (služítʹ)
• служка (služka)
• услуга (usluga)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slǔːɡa/
• Hyphenation: слу‧га

Noun

слу́га m (Latin spelling slúga)

1. servant

Declension

Declension of слуга

	singular	plural
nominative	слу́га	слу̑ге
genitive	слуге	слу̑гӯ / слу̑га̄
dative	слуги	слугама
accusative	слугу	слуге
vocative	слу̑го	слуге
locative	слуги	слугама
instrumental	слугом	слугама

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sluga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫʊˈɦa]

• Audio:

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Noun

слуга́ • (sluhá) m pers or f pers (genitive слуги́, nominative plural слу́ги, genitive plural слуг, feminine служни́ця)

1. servant, manservant, waiter, valet

Declension

Declension of слуга́ (pers hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	слуга́ sluhá	слу́ги slúhy
genitive	слуги́ sluhý	слуг sluh
dative	слузі́ sluzí	слу́гам slúham
accusative	слугу́ sluhú	слуг sluh
instrumental	слуго́ю sluhóju	слу́гами slúhamy
locative	слузі́ sluzí	слу́гах slúhax
vocative	слуго́ sluhó	слу́ги slúhy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “слуга”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka