стяг

Bulgarian

photo of old Bulgarian wedding ceremony displaying (in the middle) a сватбен стяг

Etymology

Perhaps a conflation of:

• Proto-Slavic *stěgъ (“post”), whence Serbo-Croatian стије̑г (“flagpost”);
• Russian стяг (stjag, “flag”) (earlier Old East Slavic стѧгъ (stęgŭ)), itself from Old Norse stǫng (whence Swedish stång, Danish stang, English stang).

Contemporary dictionaries do not segregate the two meanings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stʲa̟k]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

стяг • (stjag) m (obsolescent)

1. (poetic) banner, flag
2. (dialectal) pivot, pillar that holds an insignia

Declension

Declension of стяг

	singular	plural
indefinite	стяг stjag	стя́гове stjágove
definite (subject form)	стя́гът stjágǎt	стя́говете stjágovete
definite (object form)	стя́га stjága
count form	—	стя́га stjága

Alternative forms

• стег (steg) — dialectal

References

• “стяг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “стяг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “стягъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 283
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стяг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 536

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic стѧгъ (stęgŭ), which is most probably from Old Norse stǫng (whence English stang and Danish stang). Compare шта́нга (štánga), from German Stange. Alternative reconstructions point towards Proto-Slavic *stěgъ which was limited to South Slavic languages. Cognate with Belarusian сцяг (scjah) and Ukrainian стяг (stjah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲtʲak]

• Audio:

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Noun

стяг • (stjag) m inan (genitive стя́га, nominative plural стя́ги, genitive plural стя́гов)

1. (poetic, literary) banner, flag

   Synonyms: зна́мя (známja), флаг (flag), хору́гвь (xorúgvʹ)

Declension

Declension of стяг (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	стя́г stjág	стя́ги stjági
genitive	стя́га stjága	стя́гов stjágov
dative	стя́гу stjágu	стя́гам stjágam
accusative	стя́г stjág	стя́ги stjági
instrumental	стя́гом stjágom	стя́гами stjágami
prepositional	стя́ге stjáge	стя́гах stjágax

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [sʲtʲaɦ]

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic стѧгъ (stęgŭ), which was formed either from Old Norse stǫng, or from Proto-Slavic *stěgъ.

Noun

стяг • (stjah) m inan (genitive стя́га, nominative plural стя́ги, genitive plural стя́гів)

1. flag

Declension

Declension of стяг
(inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	стяг stjah	стя́ги stjáhy
genitive	стя́га stjáha	стя́гів stjáhiv
dative	стя́гові, стя́гу stjáhovi, stjáhu	стя́гам stjáham
accusative	стяг stjah	стя́ги stjáhy
instrumental	стя́гом stjáhom	стя́гами stjáhamy
locative	стя́зі stjázi	стя́гах stjáhax
vocative	стя́гу stjáhu	стя́ги stjáhy

Derived terms

• піднімати стяг (pidnimaty stjah)

Etymology 2

Formed from Proto-Slavic *vъstǫga.

Noun

стяг • (stjah) m inan (genitive стя́га, nominative plural стя́ги, genitive plural стя́гів)

1. ribbon

Declension

Declension of стяг
(inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	стяг stjah	стя́ги stjáhy
genitive	стя́га stjáha	стя́гів stjáhiv
dative	стя́гові, стя́гу stjáhovi, stjáhu	стя́гам stjáham
accusative	стяг stjah	стя́ги stjáhy
instrumental	стя́гом stjáhom	стя́гами stjáhamy
locative	стя́зі stjázi	стя́гах stjáhax
vocative	стя́гу stjáhu	стя́ги stjáhy

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “стяг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “стяг”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “стяг”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)