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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *saďa, cognate with Bulgarian сажди (saždi), Chakavian Serbo-Croatian sađa and saže, Slovene saje, Slovak sadza. Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse sót (“soot”), English soot.
Pronunciation
Noun
са́жа • (sáža) f inan (genitive са́жи, nominative plural са́жи, genitive plural саж)
- soot
- Synonym: ко́поть (kópotʹ)
Declension
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сажа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *saďa, cognate with Bulgarian сажди (saždi), Chakavian Serbo-Croatian sađa and saže, Slovene saje, Slovak sadza. Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse sót (“soot”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key):
Noun
са́жа • (sáža) f inan (genitive са́жі, nominative plural са́жі, genitive plural саж)
- soot
Declension
Declension of са́жа (inan semisoft fem-form accent-a)