волога
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic волога (vologa), from Proto-Slavic *volga; cognates include Ukrainian воло́га (volóha, “moisture”). Doublet of вла́га (vlága), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic влага (vlaga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vɐˈɫoɡə]
Noun
воло́га • (vológa) f inan (genitive воло́ги, uncountable)
- (obsolete) moisture
- (regional, dated) liquid fat, liquid fatty broth or gravy
Declension
Declension of воло́га (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | воло́га vológa |
| genitive | воло́ги vológi |
| dative | воло́ге vológe |
| accusative | воло́гу vológu |
| instrumental | воло́гой, воло́гою vológoj, vológoju |
| prepositional | воло́ге vológe |
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *volga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wɔˈɫɔɦɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
воло́га • (volóha) f inan (genitive воло́ги, uncountable)
- moisture
Declension
Declension of воло́га (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | воло́га volóha |
| genitive | воло́ги volóhy |
| dative | воло́зі volózi |
| accusative | воло́гу volóhu |
| instrumental | воло́гою volóhoju |
| locative | воло́зі volózi |
| vocative | воло́го volóho |
Derived terms
- воло́гий (volóhyj)
- зволо́жувати impf (zvolóžuvaty), зволо́жити pf (zvolóžyty)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “волога”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “волога”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “волога”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)