вага

See also: ваѓа and Appendix:Variations of "vaga"

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• vaha, waha — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology 1

From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vaˈɣa]

• Audio:

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Noun

вага́ • (vahá) f inan (genitive вагі́, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)

1. weight
2. (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

Declension

Declension of вага́ (inan velar fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	вага́ vahá	ва́гі váhi
genitive	вагі́ vahí	ваг vah
dative	вазе́ vazjé	ва́гам váham
accusative	вагу́ vahú	ва́гі váhi
instrumental	ваго́й, ваго́ю vahój, vahóju	ва́гамі váhami
locative	вазе́ vazjé	ва́гах váhax
count form	—	вагі́1 vahí1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from the same source as Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaɣa]

• Audio:

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Noun

ва́га • (váha) f inan (genitive ва́гі, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)

1. crowbar, lever

Declension

Declension of ва́га (inan velar fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ва́га váha	ва́гі váhi
genitive	ва́гі váhi	ваг vah
dative	ва́зе vázje	ва́гам váham
accusative	ва́гу váhu	ва́гі váhi
instrumental	ва́гай, ва́гаю váhaj, váhaju	ва́гамі váhami
locative	ва́зе vázje	ва́гах váhax
count form	—	ва́гі1 váhi1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “вага” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “вага”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Waage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaɡa]

Noun

вага • (vaga) f (diminutive вагичка or вагиче)

1. scales, balance (device)
2. (astrology) Libra

   Synonym: терезија (terezija)

Declension

Declension of вага

	singular	plural
indefinite	вага (vaga)	ваги (vagi)
definite unspecified	вагата (vagata)	вагите (vagite)
definite proximal	вагава (vagava)	вагиве (vagive)
definite distal	вагана (vagana)	вагине (vagine)
vocative	ваго (vago)	ваги (vagi)

See also

Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text)
о́вен (óven)	бик (bik)	бли́знаци (blíznaci)	рак (rak)
лав (lav)	де́вица (dévica)	ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija)	ско́рпија (skórpija)
стре́лец (strélec)	ја́рец (járec)	водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec)	ри́би (ríbi)

References

• “вага”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎^[1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
• “вага” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaɡə]

Noun

ва́га • (vága) f inan (genitive ва́ги, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг)

1. balance, scale, weighing machine

   Synonym: (more common) весы́ (vesý)

2. (carriages) splinter bar
3. whiffletree
4. crowbar, lever

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	ва́га vága	ва́ги vági
genitive	ва́ги vági	ва́г vág
dative	ва́ге váge	ва́гам vágam
accusative	ва́гу vágu	ва́ги vági
instrumental	ва́гой, ва́гою vágoj, vágoju	ва́гами vágami
prepositional	ва́ге váge	ва́гах vágax

Pre-reform declension of ва́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ва́га vága	ва́ги vági
genitive	ва́ги vági	ва́гъ vág
dative	ва́гѣ vágě	ва́гамъ vágam
accusative	ва́гу vágu	ва́ги vági
instrumental	ва́гой, ва́гою vágoj, vágoju	ва́гами vágami
prepositional	ва́гѣ vágě	ва́гахъ vágax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вага”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Waage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋǎːɡa/
• Hyphenation: ва‧га

Noun

ва́га f (Latin spelling vága)

1. balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

Declension

Declension of вага

	singular	plural
nominative	вага	ваге
genitive	ваге	вага
dative	вази	вагама
accusative	вагу	ваге
vocative	ваго	ваге
locative	вази	вагама
instrumental	вагом	вагама

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋɐˈɦa]

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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Noun

вага́ • (vahá) f inan (genitive ваги́, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг, relational adjective вагови́й)

1. weight
2. (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

Declension

Declension of вага́
(inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	вага́ vahá	ва́ги váhy
genitive	ваги́ vahý	ваг vah
dative	вазі́ vazí	ва́гам váham
accusative	вагу́ vahú	ва́ги váhy
instrumental	ваго́ю vahóju	ва́гами váhamy
locative	вазі́ vazí	ва́гах váhax
vocative	ва́го váho	ва́ги váhy

Further reading

• Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “вага”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida]‎^[2] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 4
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вага”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “вага”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)