вериги

• IPA^(key): [vɛˈriɡi]

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вери́ги • (verígi)

1. indefinite plural of вери́га (veríga)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic веригꙑ (verigy), the plural of верига (veriga), from Proto-Slavic *veriga.

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪˈrʲiɡʲɪ]

вери́ги • (verígi) f inan pl (genitive вери́г, plural only)

1. chains, fetters (worn by ascetics as an act of penance)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic веригꙑ (verigy), the plural of верига (veriga), from Proto-Slavic *veriga.

• IPA^(key): [ʋeˈrɪɦe]

вери́ги • (verýhy) f inan pl (genitive вери́г, plural only)

1. (dated, Christianity) chains, fetters (worn by ascetics as an act of penance)
2. (solemn, usually figuratively) shackles, manacles, gyves, fetters

   Synonyms: кайда́ни (kajdány), око́ви (okóvy), пу́та (púta), пу́то (púto), зако́ви (zakóvy), залі́за (zalíza), ре́тязі (rétjazi)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вериги”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “вериги”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “вериги”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “вериги”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “вериги”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “вериги”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “вериги”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)