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Belarusian
Etymology 1
From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.
Pronunciation
Noun
вага́ • (vahá) f inan (genitive вагі́, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)
- weight
- (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)
Declension
Declension of вага́ (inan velar fem-form accent-d)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Etymology 2
Ultimately from the same source as Etymology 1.
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́га • (váha) f inan (genitive ва́гі, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)
- crowbar, lever
Declension
Declension of ва́га (inan velar fem-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “вага” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “вага”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Waage.
Pronunciation
Noun
вага • (vaga) f (diminutive вагичка or вагиче)
- scales, balance (device)
- (astrology) Libra
- Synonym: терезија (terezija)
Declension
Declension of вага
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singular
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plural
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indefinite
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вага (vaga)
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ваги (vagi)
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definite unspecified
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вагата (vagata)
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вагите (vagite)
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definite proximal
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вагава (vagava)
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вагиве (vagive)
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definite distal
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вагана (vagana)
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вагине (vagine)
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vocative
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ваго (vago)
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ваги (vagi)
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See also
References
- “вага”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
- “вага” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.
Pronunciation
Noun
ва́га • (vága) f inan (genitive ва́ги, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг)
- balance, scale, weighing machine
- Synonym: (more common) весы́ (vesý)
- (carriages) splinter bar
- whiffletree
- crowbar, lever
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вага”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Waage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋǎːɡa/
- Hyphenation: ва‧га
Noun
ва́га f (Latin spelling vága)
- balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.
Pronunciation
Noun
вага́ • (vahá) f inan (genitive ваги́, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг, relational adjective вагови́й)
- weight
- (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)
Declension
Declension of вага́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)
Further reading
- Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “вага”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida] (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 4
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вага”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “вага”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)