жега

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žega.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʒɛɡɐ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

же́га • (žéga) f (relational adjective же́жък)

  1. sweltering heat
  2. sultriness (weather condition)

Declension
Declension of же́га
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  • жежа́ impf (žežá), жежа́вам pf (žežávam, “to scorch, to ignite”) (outdated)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)

  1. heat, sultriness (weather)

Declension
Declension of жега
singular plural
indefinite жега жеги
definite unspecified жегата жегите
definite proximal жегава жегиве
definite distal жегана жегине
vocative жего жеги

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žega.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒêɡa/
  • Hyphenation: же‧га

Noun

же̏га f (Latin spelling žȅga)

  1. hotness, sultriness

Declension
Declension of жега
singular plural
nominative же̏га жеге
genitive жеге же̑га̄
dative же̏зи жегама
accusative жегу жеге
vocative жего жеге
locative же̏зи жегама
instrumental жегом жегама
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