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жага

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Bulgarian

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Жага

Etymology

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Ultimately from German Säge. Compare Serbo-Croatian жа́га, Romanian joagăr. Akin to native Bulgarian секи́ра (sekíra, “axe”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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жа́га • (žága) f

  1. large saw (for wood or rock)
    Hypernym: трио́н (trión)

Declension

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Declension of жа́га
singular plural
indefinite жа́га
žága
жа́ги
žági
definite жа́гата
žágata
жа́гите
žágite

Alternative forms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • “жага”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жага”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 521

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒǎːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: жа‧га

Noun

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жа́га f (Latin spelling žága)

  1. saw
    Synonyms: пи́ла, тестѐра

Declension

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Declension of жага
singular plural
nominative жага жаге
genitive жаге жага
dative жаги жагама
accusative жагу жаге
vocative жаго жаге
locative жаги жагама
instrumental жагом жагама

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “жага”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaga.

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    Noun

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    жага́ • (žahá) f inan (genitive жаги́, uncountable)

    1. thirst, thirstiness
      Synonyms: спра́га (spráha), сма́га́ (smáhá), зга́га (zháha)
    2. thirst, craving, urge, yearning, lust, strong desire
      Synonyms: спра́га (spráha), жадо́ба (žadóba), по́тяг (pótjah), жада́ння (žadánnja), зга́га (zháha)
    3. passion, ardor, lust, concupiscence
      Synonyms: при́страсть (prýstrastʹ), жада́ння (žadánnja), пожада́ння (požadánnja), по́хіть (póxitʹ), хти́вість (xtývistʹ)
    4. enthusiasm, passion, ardor, spirit, eagerness
      Synonyms: запа́л (zapál), при́страсть (prýstrastʹ), по́тяг (pótjah), снага́ (snahá)

    Declension

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    Declension of жага́
    (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
    singular
    nominative жага́
    žahá
    genitive жаги́
    žahý
    dative жазі́
    žazí
    accusative жагу́
    žahú
    instrumental жаго́ю
    žahóju
    locative жазі́
    žazí
    vocative жа́го
    žáho

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