драга

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Bulgarian

Горска драга

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga (road), related to Bulgarian дъ́рзам (dǎ́rzam, to stretch, to comb) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

Noun

дра́га (drágaf

  1. (dialectal) narrow passage, duct
    Synonyms: теснина́ (tesniná), про́ход (próhod)
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) gully, channel, trench (small precipice formed from erosion, smaller than жрело́ (žreló), про́лом (prólom), овра́г (ovrág))
    Synonym: дере́ (deré)
Declension
Derived terms

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 418
Схема на дражна машина

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English drag, via Russian дра́га (drága).

Pronunciation

Noun

дра́га (drágaf (relational adjective дра́жен)

  1. (technical) drag, dredge (machine)
Declension

References

  • драга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English drag.

Pronunciation

IPA(key):

Noun

дра́га (drágaf inan (genitive дра́ги, nominative plural дра́ги, genitive plural драг)

  1. drag, dredge, seagoing dredge

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drâɡa/
  • Hyphenation: дра‧га

Noun

дра̏га f (Latin spelling drȁga)

  1. bay, gulf
Declension

Etymology 2

From дра̑г.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drâːɡaː/
  • Hyphenation: дра‧га

Noun

дра̑га̄ f (Latin spelling drȃgā)

  1. sweetheart, beloved, love, darling, dear (female)
Declension

References