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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *veriga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋěriɡa/
- Hyphenation: ve‧ri‧ga
Noun
vèriga f (Cyrillic spelling вѐрига, diminutive vèrižica)
- pothook
- a large chain that closes or blocks something
- (in the plural) chains, fetters
Declension
References
- “veriga”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *veriga.
Pronunciation
Noun
veríga f
- chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
Inflection
Further reading
- “veriga”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024