нега
Bulgarian
Etymology
Formally, inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga. Poetic meanings are borrowed from Russian не́га (néga) (from the same origin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛɡɐ]
Noun
не́га • (néga) f (relational adjective не́жен) (obsolescent)
- (obsolete, original) act of care, heed, concern (towards s.o.)
- (by extension) gentleness, tenderness, kindness
- (poetic) bliss, satisfaction, delight
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | не́га néga |
| definite | не́гата négata |
Derived terms
verbs
- негу́вам (negúvam, “to heed, to nurture”) (iterative)
- не́жа (néža, “to caress”) (causative/fientive)
personal names
- Не́га f (Néga)
- Не́жка f (Néžka)
References
- “нега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “нега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “нѣга”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 285
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛɡa]
Noun
нега • (nega) f (relational adjective нежен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | нега (nega) | неги (negi) |
| definite unspecified | негата (negata) | негите (negite) |
| definite proximal | негава (negava) | негиве (negive) |
| definite distal | негана (negana) | негине (negine) |
| vocative | него (nego) | неги (negi) |
Russian
Alternative forms
- нѣ́га (ně́ga) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲeɡə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
не́га • (néga) f inan (genitive не́ги, uncountable)
Declension
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *něga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nêɡa/
- Hyphenation: не‧га
Noun
не̏га f (Latin spelling nȅga)