стръга
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *strǫga. Cognate with Macedonian страга (straga), Serbo-Croatian стру̏га, Slovak strunga and related to Romanian strungă, Albanian shtrungë.
Compare also Bulgarian стрък (strǎk, “stalk, sprout”) (from Proto-Slavic *strǫkъ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstrɤɡə]
Noun
стръ́га • (strǎ́ga) f
- (dialectal) aperture, interspace (of pen, fold, barn) → runway through which livestock can enter/leave a shelter
- Synonym: междина́ (meždiná)
- (by extension) passageway, corridor
- Synonyms: про́лаз (prólaz), про́ход (próhod)
- (figurative) gap between teeth
Alternative forms
- стъ́рга (stǎ́rga) (with -ъR-/-Rъ- metathesis)
- стрáга (strága) (in South-Western dialects)
- стро́га (stróga) (Rupian dialects)
- стру́га (strúga) (in Western dialects)
Declension
Declension of стръ́га
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | стръ́га strǎ́ga | стръ́ги strǎ́gi |
| definite | стръ́гата strǎ́gata | стръ́гите strǎ́gite |
References
- Gerov, Najden (1895) , “стръга”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 272
- Todorov T., editor (2010) , “стръга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 510