бодяга

Russian

Alternative forms

• бадя́га (badjága)

Etymology

From an unclear root + -я́га (-jága).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈdʲaɡə]

Noun

бодя́га • (bodjága) f inan or f anim (genitive бодя́ги, nominative plural бодя́ги, genitive plural бодя́г)

1. (animate) freshwater sponge
2. (inanimate) badyaga (folk medicine derived from the freshwater sponge, used for bruises)
3. (inanimate, criminal slang) diluted, surrogate or fake substance sold as the original, pure substance
4. (figurative, colloquial) nonsense; long-winded chatter

Declension

Declension of бодя́га (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

		singular	plural
nominative		бодя́га bodjága	бодя́ги bodjági
genitive		бодя́ги bodjági	бодя́г bodjág
dative		бодя́ге bodjáge	бодя́гам bodjágam
accusative	animate	бодя́гу bodjágu	бодя́г bodjág
	inanimate		бодя́ги bodjági
instrumental		бодя́гой, бодя́гою bodjágoj, bodjágoju	бодя́гами bodjágami
prepositional		бодя́ге bodjáge	бодя́гах bodjágax

Derived terms

• бодя́жный (bodjážnyj), бодя́жить (bodjážitʹ), разбодя́жить (razbodjážitʹ)