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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kuga.
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́га • (kúga) f
- (dialectal, folklore) contagious disease, plague
- Synonyms: чу́ма (čúma), зара́за (zaráza)
Declension
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 74
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “куга”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 181
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Continuing Proto-Slavic *kuga.
Noun
ку̏га f (Latin spelling kȕga)
- plague
Declension