нега

See also: Hera, њега, and Appendix:Variations of "nega"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formally, inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga. Poetic meanings are borrowed from Russian не́га (néga) (from the same origin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛɡɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡɐ
• Syllabification^(key): не‧га

Noun

не́га • (néga) f (relational adjective не́жен) (obsolescent)

1. (obsolete, original) act of care, heed, concern (towards s.o.)
2. (by extension) gentleness, tenderness, kindness
3. (poetic) bliss, satisfaction, delight

Declension

Declension of не́га

	singular
indefinite	не́га néga
definite	не́гата négata

Derived terms

verbs

• негу́вам (negúvam, “to heed, to nurture”) (iterative)
• не́жа (néža, “to caress”) (causative/fientive)

personal names

• Не́га f (Néga)
• Не́жка f (Néžka)

References

• “нега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “нега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1899), “нѣга”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 285

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛɡa]

Noun

нега • (nega) f (relational adjective нежен)

1. nurture, care

Declension

Declension of нега

	singular	plural
indefinite	нега (nega)	неги (negi)
definite unspecified	негата (negata)	негите (negite)
definite proximal	негава (negava)	негиве (negive)
definite distal	негана (negana)	негине (negine)
vocative	него (nego)	неги (negi)

Russian

Alternative forms

• нѣ́га (ně́ga) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnʲeɡə]

• Audio:

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Noun

не́га • (néga) f inan (genitive не́ги, uncountable)

1. luxury, comfort, prosperity
2. bliss, delight, contentment, languor

Declension

Declension of не́га (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	не́га néga
genitive	не́ги négi
dative	не́ге nége
accusative	не́гу négu
instrumental	не́гой, не́гою négoj, négoju
prepositional	не́ге nége

Related terms

• не́жить (néžitʹ)
• не́житься (néžitʹsja)
• не́жный (néžnyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ње̏га (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nêɡa/
• Hyphenation: не‧га

Noun

не̏га f (Latin spelling nȅga)

1. care, nursing

Declension

Declension of нега

	singular	plural
nominative	не̏га	неге
genitive	неге	нега
dative	не̏зи	негама
accusative	негу	неге
vocative	него	неге
locative	не̏зи	негама
instrumental	негом	негама