игра

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

игра́ (igráf (relational adjective игра́лен)

  1. game (pursuit or activity for entertainment)
Declension

References

  • игра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 2

From Bulgarian играя (igraja).

Verb

игра́ (igrá)

  1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of игра́я (igrája)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Noun

игра (igraf (plural игри)

  1. game
  2. dance
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati, from *jьgra.

Verb

игра (igra) third-singular presentimpf (perfective изигра or одигра)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to play
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to dance
Conjugation

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic игра (igra), from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Pronunciation

Noun

игра́ (igráf inan (genitive игры́, nominative plural и́гры, genitive plural игр, relational adjective иго́рный or игрово́й)

  1. game
    игра́ в мячigrá v mjačball game
  2. a sport which is played (also спорти́вная игра́ (sportívnaja igrá))
  3. (action): play in the following senses:
    1. Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
    2. Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
    3. (ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting."
    4. An individual's performance in a sport or game.
  4. acting, performance
    игра́ актёраigrá aktjóraan actor’s performance
  5. role-playing (also ролева́я игра́ (rolevája igrá))
  6. playing (a musical instrument)
    игра́ на гита́реigrá na gitáreplaying the guitar
  7. movement of gas bubbles in a sparkling drink
  8. (figuratively) glitter, sparkle, radiance (of precious stones)

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See also

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “игра”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “игра”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 334

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǐɡra/
  • Hyphenation: и‧гра

Noun

ѝгра f (Latin spelling ìgra)

  1. play
  2. game
  3. (Bosnia, Serbia) dance

Declension

Further reading

  • игра”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024