жага

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Bulgarian

Жага

Etymology

Ultimately from German Säge. Compare Serbo-Croatian жа́га, Romanian joagăr. Akin to native Bulgarian секи́ра (sekíra, axe).

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Noun

жа́га (žágaf

  1. large saw (for wood or rock)
    Hypernym: трио́н (trión)

Declension

Declension of жа́га
singular plural
indefinite жа́га
žága
жа́ги
žági
definite жа́гата
žágata
жа́гите
žágite

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References

  • жага”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жага”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 521

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒǎːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: жа‧га

Noun

жа́га f (Latin spelling žága)

  1. saw

Declension

Declension of жага
singular plural
nominative жага жаге
genitive жаге жага
dative жаги жагама
accusative жагу жаге
vocative жаго жаге
locative жаги жагама
instrumental жагом жагама

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žaga.

Pronunciation

Noun

жага́ (žaháf inan (genitive жаги́, uncountable)

  1. thirst, thirstiness
    Synonyms: спра́га (spráha), сма́га́ (smáhá), зга́га (zháha)
  2. thirst, craving, urge, yearning, lust, strong desire
    Synonyms: спра́га (spráha), жадо́ба (žadóba), по́тяг (pótjah), жада́ння (žadánnja), зга́га (zháha)
  3. passion, ardor, lust, concupiscence
    Synonyms: при́страсть (prýstrastʹ), жада́ння (žadánnja), пожада́ння (požadánnja), по́хіть (póxitʹ), хти́вість (xtývistʹ)
  4. enthusiasm, passion, ardor, spirit, eagerness
    Synonyms: запа́л (zapál), при́страсть (prýstrastʹ), по́тяг (pótjah), снага́ (snahá)

Declension

Declension of жага́
(inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)
singular
nominative жага́
žahá
genitive жаги́
žahý
dative жазі́
žazí
accusative жагу́
žahú
instrumental жаго́ю
žahóju
locative жазі́
žazí
vocative жа́го
žáho

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