противага
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Ukrainian
Etymology
From проти- (proty-, “counter-”) + вага́ (vahá, “weight”). Compare Belarusian проціва́га (prociváha), Polish przeciwwaga.
Pronunciation
Noun
протива́га • (protyváha) f inan (genitive протива́ги, nominative plural протива́ги, genitive plural протива́г)
- counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise
- на протива́гу (+ dative) ― na protyváhu ― in contrast (to) (literally, “as a counterbalance/counterweight (to)”)
Declension
Declension of протива́га (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | протива́га protyváha |
протива́ги protyváhy |
| genitive | протива́ги protyváhy |
протива́г protyváh |
| dative | протива́зі protyvázi |
протива́гам protyváham |
| accusative | протива́гу protyváhu |
протива́ги protyváhy |
| instrumental | протива́гою protyváhoju |
протива́гами protyváhamy |
| locative | протива́зі protyvázi |
протива́гах protyváhax |
| vocative | протива́го protyváho |
протива́ги protyváhy |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “противага”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “противага”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “противага”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “противага”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)