вежа

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old Belarusian вѣжа (věža), from Old East Slavic вѣжа (věža), from Proto-Slavic *věža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvʲeʐa]

• Audio:

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Noun

ве́жа • (vjéža) f inan (genitive ве́жы, nominative plural ве́жы, genitive plural веж or ве́жаў)

1. tower

Declension

Declension of ве́жа (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́жа vjéža	ве́жы vjéžy
genitive	ве́жы vjéžy	веж, ве́жаў vjež, vjéžaŭ
dative	ве́жы vjéžy	ве́жам vjéžam
accusative	ве́жу vjéžu	ве́жы vjéžy
instrumental	ве́жай, ве́жаю vjéžaj, vjéžaju	ве́жамі vjéžami
locative	ве́жы vjéžy	ве́жах vjéžax
count form	—	ве́жы1 vjéžy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “вежа” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

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Komi-Zyrian

Etymology

From Proto-Permic [Term?]. Cognate with Udmurt вожодыр (vožodyr, “Christmas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeʒa/, [ˈʋeʒ̺ä]
• Hyphenation: ве‧жа

Adjective

вежа • (veža)

1. holy

Derived terms

• вежалун (vežalun)
• вежань (vežań)

 

References

• L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 80

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvʲeʐə]

Alternative forms

• вѣ́жа (vě́ža) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Slovene veža (“hallway”), Slovak veža (“tower”). Related to везти́ (veztí).

Noun

ве́жа • (véža) f inan (genitive ве́жи, nominative plural ве́жи, genitive plural веж)

1. (obsolete) tent; kibitka (usually of old nomadic tribes)
2. (obsolete) tower (in Russia of 9-13th c.)

   Synonym: ба́шня (bášnja)

Declension

Declension of ве́жа (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́жа véža	ве́жи véži
genitive	ве́жи véži	ве́ж véž
dative	ве́же véže	ве́жам véžam
accusative	ве́жу véžu	ве́жи véži
instrumental	ве́жей, ве́жею véžej, véžeju	ве́жами véžami
prepositional	ве́же véže	ве́жах véžax

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣжа (věža, “knowing, versed”), from Proto-Slavic *věďa, from *věděti (“to know”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic вѣжда (věžda). Compare Old Church Slavonic невѣжда (nevěžda, “ignorant”).

Related to ве́жество (véžestvo), ве́жливый (véžlivyj).

Noun

ве́жа • (véža) f inan (genitive ве́жи, nominative plural ве́жи, genitive plural веж)

1. (archaic) knowing, versed, learned, educated

Declension

Declension of ве́жа (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́жа véža	ве́жи véži
genitive	ве́жи véži	ве́ж véž
dative	ве́же véže	ве́жам véžam
accusative	ве́жу véžu	ве́жи véži
instrumental	ве́жей, ве́жею véžej, véžeju	ве́жами véžami
prepositional	ве́же véže	ве́жах véžax

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish wieża, from Proto-Slavic *věža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɛʒɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ве́жа • (véža) f inan (genitive ве́жі, nominative plural ве́жі, genitive plural веж)

1. tower
2. (obsolete) prison, jail
3. turret

Declension

Declension of ве́жа (inan semisoft fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́жа véža	ве́жі véži
genitive	ве́жі véži	веж vež
dative	ве́жі véži	ве́жам véžam
accusative	ве́жу véžu	ве́жі véži
instrumental	ве́жею véžeju	ве́жами véžamy
locative	ве́жі véži	ве́жах véžax
vocative	ве́же véže	ве́жі véži

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вежа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вежа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “вежа”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)