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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zaraza.
Pronunciation
Noun
зара́за • (zaráza) f (relational adjective зара́зен)
- (pathology) contagion, infection
- (by extension) pathogen (cause of infection)
- (figurative) addictive activity, contagious habit
Declension
Derived terms
- заразя (zarazja), заразявам (zarazjavam, “to infect with disease, to contaminate”)
- режа (reža, “to cut, to slice”)
- поражение (poraženie, “injury, damage, defeat”)
References
- “зараза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зараза”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 607
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zaraza.
Pronunciation
Noun
зараза • (zaraza) f (relational adjective заразен)
- contagion
- (slang) an addictive activity, a contagious habit
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zaraza.
Pronunciation
Noun
зара́за • (zaráza) f inan or f anim (genitive зара́зы, nominative plural зара́зы, genitive plural зара́з)
- (inanimate) infection, contagion, pest
- (animate) scumbag, bastard
Declension
Interjection
зара́за • (zaráza) m
- damn it
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zaraza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zâːraza/
- Hyphenation: за‧ра‧за
Noun
за̑раза f (Latin spelling zȃraza)
- contagion
- infection
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zaraza. Analyzable as a deverbal from зарази́ти (zarazýty).
Pronunciation
Noun
зара́за • (zaráza) f inan (genitive зара́зи, nominative plural зара́зи, genitive plural зара́з)
- infection, contagion
- Synonyms: інфе́кція f (infékcija), зара́ження n (zarážennja)
Declension
Declension of зара́за (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зараза”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “зараза”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “зараза”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “зараза”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “зараза”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)