жага
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "zaga"
Bulgarian
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Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from German Säge. Compare Serbo-Croatian жа́га, Romanian joagăr. Akin to native Bulgarian секи́ра (sekíra, “axe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жа́га • (žága) f
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жа́га žága |
жа́ги žági |
| definite | жа́гата žágata |
жа́гите žágite |
Alternative forms
[edit]- джа́га (džága)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жа́га f (Latin spelling žága)
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “жага”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaga.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жага́ • (žahá) f inan (genitive жаги́, uncountable)
- thirst, thirstiness
- thirst, craving, urge, yearning, lust, strong desire
- passion, ardor, lust, concupiscence
- Synonyms: при́страсть (prýstrastʹ), жада́ння (žadánnja), пожада́ння (požadánnja), по́хіть (póxitʹ), хти́вість (xtývistʹ)
- enthusiasm, passion, ardor, spirit, eagerness
- Synonyms: запа́л (zapál), при́страсть (prýstrastʹ), по́тяг (pótjah), снага́ (snahá)
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | жага́ žahá |
| genitive | жаги́ žahý |
| dative | жазі́ žazí |
| accusative | жагу́ žahú |
| instrumental | жаго́ю žahóju |
| locative | жазі́ žazí |
| vocative | жа́го žáho |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “жага”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Наукова думка; Український мовно-інформаційний фонд, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “жага”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “жага”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection][1]
- “жага”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “жага”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua][2]
Categories:
- Bulgarian terms derived from German
- Bulgarian 2-syllable words
- Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bulgarian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Bulgarian/aɡɐ
- Rhymes:Bulgarian/aɡɐ/2 syllables
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian nouns
- Bulgarian feminine nouns
- bg:Saws
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Old High German
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns
- sh:Saws
- Ukrainian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
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- Ukrainian lemmas
- Ukrainian nouns
- Ukrainian uncountable nouns
- Ukrainian feminine nouns
- Ukrainian inanimate nouns
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form nouns
- Ukrainian hard feminine-form accent-d nouns
- Ukrainian nouns with accent pattern d
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