стага

Bulgarian

Etymology

Supposed to be a dialectal action noun of Bulgarian стягам (stjagam, “to tighten, to lace”).

As root structure, resembles Polish ścieg (“stitch”), Czech steh (“stitch”), Old Church Slavonic остегъ (ostegŭ, “zip, fastener (of cloths)”) and Russian застёжка (zastjóžka, “fastener, clasp, buckle”). If related, the Bulgarian term should represent a vṛddhi-construction, which is doubtful.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstaɡə/

Noun

ста̀га • (stàga) f

(dialectal) tie, lacework (especially of aprons)

Declension

Inflection of стага

	singular	plural
indefinite	стага	стаги
definite	стагата	стагите
vocative form	стаго	стаги

References

Todorov T., editor (2010), “стага”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 426