жега
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žega.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒɛɡɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
же́га • (žéga) f (relational adjective же́жък)
- sweltering heat
- sultriness (weather condition)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | же́га žéga |
же́ги žégi |
| definite | же́гата žégata |
же́гите žégite |
Derived terms
- жежа́ impf (žežá), жежа́вам pf (žežávam, “to scorch, to ignite”) (outdated)
- жиг (žig, “branding, burn mark”)
- жиго́сам (žigósam, “to brand”)
References
- “жега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “жега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žega.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒɛɡa]
Noun
жега • (žega) f (plural жеги)
- heat, sultriness (weather)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жега (žega) | жеги (žegi) |
| definite unspecified | жегата (žegata) | жегите (žegite) |
| definite proximal | жегава (žegava) | жегиве (žegive) |
| definite distal | жегана (žegana) | жегине (žegine) |
| vocative | жего (žego) | жеги (žegi) |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žega.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒêɡa/
- Hyphenation: же‧га
Noun
же̏га f (Latin spelling žȅga)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | же̏га | жеге |
| genitive | жеге | же̑га̄ |
| dative | же̏зи | жегама |
| accusative | жегу | жеге |
| vocative | жего | жеге |
| locative | же̏зи | жегама |
| instrumental | жегом | жегама |
Further reading
- “жега”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025