вериги

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɛˈriɡi]

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Noun

вери́ги • (verígi)

1. indefinite plural of вери́га (veríga)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic веригꙑ (verigy), the plural of верига (veriga), from Proto-Slavic *veriga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪˈrʲiɡʲɪ]

Noun

вери́ги • (verígi) f inan pl (genitive вери́г, plural only)

1. chains, fetters (worn by ascetics as an act of penance)

Declension

Declension of вери́ги (inan pl-only fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	вери́ги verígi
genitive	вери́г veríg
dative	вери́гам verígam
accusative	вери́ги verígi
instrumental	вери́гами verígami
prepositional	вери́гах verígax

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic веригꙑ (verigy), the plural of верига (veriga), from Proto-Slavic *veriga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋeˈrɪɦe]

Noun

вери́ги • (verýhy) f inan pl (genitive вери́г, plural only)

1. (dated, Christianity) chains, fetters (worn by ascetics as an act of penance)
2. (solemn, usually figuratively) shackles, manacles, gyves, fetters

   Synonyms: кайда́ни (kajdány), око́ви (okóvy), пу́та (púta), пу́то (púto), зако́ви (zakóvy), залі́за (zalíza), ре́тязі (rétjazi)

Declension

Declension of вери́ги (inan pl-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	plural
nominative	вери́ги verýhy
genitive	вери́г verýh
dative	вери́гам verýham
accusative	вери́ги verýhy
instrumental	вери́гами verýhamy
locative	вери́гах verýhax
vocative	вери́ги verýhy

Related terms

• верта́ти impf (vertáty)
• верті́ти impf (vertíty)
• во́рот m (vórot)
• воро́та pl (voróta)

 

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вериги”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вериги”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “вериги”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “вериги”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “вериги”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “вериги”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “вериги”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)