острог

Bulgarian

Etymology

о́стър (óstǎr, sharp, acute) +‎ -ог (-og)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔstrok]

Noun

о́строг • (óstrogm

  1. (obsolete) stake or pole rammed into a haystack (in order to hold it still)

Declension

Declension of о́строг
singular plural
indefinite о́строг
óstrog
о́стрози
óstrozi
definite
(subject form)
о́строгът
óstrogǎt
о́строзите
óstrozite
definite
(object form)
о́строга
óstroga
count form о́строга
óstroga
  • остре́ц (ostréc, sharp part of razor, blade)
  • остри́ка (ostríka), остри́ца (ostríca, sedge grass)
  • остру́га (ostrúga, spatula) (dialectal)

References

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈstrok]

Etymology 1

Noun

остро́г • (ostrógm inan (genitive остро́га, nominative plural остро́ги, genitive plural остро́гов)

  1. (historical) stockaded town
  2. (dated) jail, gaol
Declension
Descendants
  • Yiddish: אָסטראָגניק (ostrognik)

Etymology 2

Noun

остро́г • (ostrógf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of острога́ (ostrogá)