игра

From Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

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игра́ • (igrá) f (relational adjective игра́лен)

1. game (pursuit or activity for entertainment)

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

From Bulgarian играя (igraja).

игра́ • (igrá)

1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of игра́я (igrája)

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• Hyphenation: иг‧ра

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

игра • (igra) f (plural игри)

1. game
2. dance

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati, from *jьgra.

игра • (igra) third-singular present, impf (perfective изигра or одигра)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to play
2. (transitive, intransitive) to dance

Inherited from Old East Slavic игра (igra), from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

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игра́ • (igrá) f inan (genitive игры́, nominative plural и́гры, genitive plural игр, relational adjective иго́рный or игрово́й)

1. game

   игра́ в мяч ― igrá v mjač ― ball game

2. a sport which is played (also спорти́вная игра́ (sportívnaja igrá))
3. (action): play in the following senses:
   1. Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
   2. Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
   3. (ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting."
   4. An individual's performance in a sport or game.
4. acting, performance

   игра́ актёра ― igrá aktjóra ― an actor’s performance

5. role-playing (also ролева́я игра́ (rolevája igrá))
6. playing (a musical instrument)

   игра́ на гита́ре ― igrá na gitáre ― playing the guitar

7. movement of gas bubbles in a sparkling drink
8. (figuratively) glitter, sparkle, radiance (of precious stones)

• иго́рный (igórnyj), игри́стый (igrístyj), игрово́й (igrovój)
• и́грище n (ígrišče)
• игро́к m anim (igrók)
• игру́н m anim (igrún)
  • игру́нка f anim (igrúnka)
• игру́шка f inan (igrúška)
  • игру́шечный (igrúšečnyj)

Phrases

• игра́ в одни́ воро́та f (igrá v odní voróta)
• игра́ в одну́ кали́тку f (igrá v odnú kalítku)
• игра́ сло́в f (igrá slóv)
• ка́рточная игра́ f (kártočnaja igrá)

• игра́ть impf (igrátʹ)
  • игра́льный (igrálʹnyj)

• ничья́ f (ničʹjá)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “игра”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “игра”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 334

• ирга́ f (irgá)
• ри́га f (ríga)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

• IPA^(key): /ǐɡra/
• Hyphenation: и‧гра

ѝгра f (Latin spelling ìgra)

1. play
2. game
3. (Bosnia, Serbia) dance

• “игра”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024