жиг
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žigъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒik]
Audio: (file)
Noun
жиг • (žig) m (dialectal)
- burn scar, brand
- branding iron, tool for branding
- Synonym: жига́ло (žigálo)
- (figurative) pain, sorrow, grief
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жиг žig |
жи́гове žígove |
| definite (subject form) |
жи́гът žígǎt |
жи́говете žígovete |
| definite (object form) |
жи́га žíga | |
| count form | — | жи́га žíga |
Derived terms
- жиго́сам pf (žigósam), жиго́свам impf (žigósvam, “to bran”)
- жи́гуя (žíguja, “to grieve, to mourn”) (dialectal)
- жи́гъл (žígǎl), жига́ло (žigálo, “branding iron”)
- жи́жам (žížam, “to scorch”) (dialectal)
- жи́жка (žížka, “sparkle”) (dialectal)
- жи́жня (žížnja), жи́жница (žížnica), жижа́вица (žižávica, “furnace”) (dialectal)
Related terms
- жег (žeg, “scorch”), же́га (žéga, “heat, scorching weather”)
- же́гост (žégost, “fervor, swelter”) (dialectal)
References
- “жиг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “жигъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 20
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žigъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒik]
Noun
жиг • (žig) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жиг (žig) | жигови (žigovi) |
| definite unspecified | жигот (žigot) | жиговите (žigovite) |
| definite proximal | жигов (žigov) | жиговиве (žigovive) |
| definite distal | жигон (žigon) | жиговине (žigovine) |
| vocative | жигу (žigu) | жигови (žigovi) |
| count form | — | жига (žiga) |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žigъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒîːɡ/
Noun
жи̑г m inan (Latin spelling žȋg)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жи̑г | жи̏гови |
| genitive | жига | жигова |
| dative | жигу | жиговима |
| accusative | жиг | жигове |
| vocative | жигу / жиже | жигове |
| locative | жигу | жиговима |
| instrumental | жигом | жиговима |
Further reading
- “жиг”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025