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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *vȏrgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás.
Noun
враг • (vrag) m (relational adjective вра́жески)
- enemy, foe
- opponent
- Synonym: противник (protivnik)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- вража (vraža, “to cheat, to deceive”)
References
- “враг¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “враг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “враг¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 177
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *vòrgъ or *vьragъ.
Noun
враг • (vrag) m
- (dialectal) dale, gorge with steep slopes
- Synonym: (colloquial) дере (dere)
- (figurative, dialectal) large wound
Declension
Derived terms
Derived terms
- вра́гула (vrágula, “grave, mound”) (dialectal)
- враж (vraž, “sharp, pointy, grave”) (dialectal)
Related terms
- въ́ргам (vǎ́rgam, “to throw”) (possibly)
- вра́га (vrága, “wound, edema”) (possibly)
- врах (vrah, “heap, pile”) (dialectal)
References
- “враг²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “враг²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 177
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás.
Pronunciation
Noun
враг • (vrag) m (plural врагови)
- devil
- enemy, foe
- (figuratively) devil (a cunning, witty man)
Declension
Synonyms
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врагъ (vragŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ. Compare the inherited doublet во́рог (vórog, “enemy, foe”) (poetic).
Pronunciation
Noun
враг • (vrag) m anim (genitive врага́, nominative plural враги́, genitive plural враго́в, relational adjective вра́жий)
- enemy, foe
- Synonyms: проти́вник (protívnik), неприя́тель (neprijátelʹ), не́друг (nédrug); (dated, poetic) во́рог (vórog)
- Antonym: друг (drug)
- враг народа ― vrag naroda ― Enemy of the People
Declension
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “враг”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wargás.
Pronunciation
Noun
вра̑г m (Latin spelling vrȃg)
- devil
- (intensifier) hell
Koji se vrag upravo dogodio?- What the hell just happened?
Nemoj ga smetati. Ljut je kao vrag.- Don't bother him. He is angry as hell.
Declension
Further reading
- “враг” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врагъ (vragŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vorgъ. Compare the inherited doublet во́рог (vóroh, “enemy, foe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
враг • (vrah) m pers (genitive врага́, nominative plural враги́, genitive plural врагі́в, relational adjective вра́жий) (chiefly archaic)
- (poetic) enemy, foe
- devil
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:чорт
Declension
Declension of враг (pers velar masc-form accent-b)
Further reading
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “враг”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “враг”, 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), “враг”, 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
- “враг”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)