верига

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *veriga. Possibly of Oghur origin, from Proto-Turkic *ȫrük (“tangle, knit”), reanalyzed to fit the Slavic morphology as if from въртя (vǎrtja, “to revolve”) +‎ -ига (-iga). Dialectally, also attested as веруга (veruga) which is the expected development of *ȫrük > *wärug into Oghuric. If correct, then related to Turkish örgü (“knit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛˈriɡə/

• Audio:

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Noun

верига • (veriga) f

1. chain, towline (a series of interconnected rings or links)
2. (plural only) chains, fetters, shackles
3. (technology) linkwork
4. (military) line

Related terms

• връв (vrǎv, “cord, string”)

References

• “верига”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 135

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *veriga (Compare Russian вериги (verígi), Slovene veriga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋěriɡa/
• Hyphenation: ве‧ри‧га

Noun

вѐрига f (Latin spelling vèriga)

1. pothook
2. a large chain that closes or blocks something
3. (in the plural) chains, fetters

Declension

Declension of верига

	singular	plural
nominative	вѐрига	вериге
genitive	вериге	ве̏рӣга̄
dative	веризи / вериги	веригама
accusative	веригу	вериге
vocative	вериго	вериге
locative	веризи / вериги	веригама
instrumental	веригом	веригама

References

• “верига” in Hrvatski jezični portal