стеж
Bulgarian
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Bulgarian стежер (stežer, “pole”), which also means oak in some dialects.
On a surface level, resembles Old Church Slavonic остегъ (ostegŭ), остежь (ostežĭ, “zip, fastener (of cloths)”) and Polish ścieg (“stitch”), Czech steh (“stitch”) from Proto-Slavic *stegъ.
Noun
стеж • (stež) m
- (dialectal) white oak (Quercus pubescens)
- Synonyms: бял дъб (bjal dǎb), благун (blagun)
Alternative forms
- стежяк (stežjak)
Inflection
Inflection of стеж
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | стеж | стежове |
| definite (subject form) | стежът | стежовете |
| definite (object form) | стежа | |
| count form | — | стежа |
| vocative form | стежо | стежове |
See also
- стог (stog, “stack”)
- стожер (stožer, “pivot, pole”)
References
- Todorov T., editor (2010), “стеж, стежяк”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 441