стяг

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Russian стяг (stjag), from Old East Slavic стѧгъ (stęgŭ), from Old Norse stǫng (whence English stang and Danish stang). Compare German Stange.

Noun

стяг • (stjag) m

1. banner, flag

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Russian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲtʲak]

Noun

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

1. (poetic, literary) banner, flag

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

Synonyms

• зна́мя (známja), флаг (flag), хору́гвь (xorúgvʹ)

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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

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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 стя́ги, nominative plural стя́га)

1. flag

Derived terms

• піднімати стяг (pidnimaty stjah)

 

Etymology 2

Formed from Proto-Slavic *vъstǫga.

Noun

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

1. ribbon

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