жега

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒɛɡɐ]

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Noun

же́га • (žéga) f (relational adjective же́жък)

1. sweltering heat
2. sultriness (weather condition)

Declension

Declension of же́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	же́га žéga	же́ги žégi
definite	же́гата žégata	же́гите žégite

Derived terms

• жежа́ impf (žežá), жежа́вам pf (žežávam, “to scorch, to ignite”) (outdated)
• жиг (žig, “branding, burn mark”)
  • жиго́сам (žigósam, “to brand”)

References

• “жега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “жега”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒɛɡa]

Noun

жега • (žega) f (plural жеги)

1. heat, sultriness (weather)

Declension

Declension of жега

	singular	plural
indefinite	жега (žega)	жеги (žegi)
definite unspecified	жегата (žegata)	жегите (žegite)
definite proximal	жегава (žegava)	жегиве (žegive)
definite distal	жегана (žegana)	жегине (žegine)
vocative	жего (žego)	жеги (žegi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒêɡa/
• Hyphenation: же‧га

Noun

же̏га f (Latin spelling žȅga)

1. hotness, sultriness

Declension

Declension of жега

	singular	plural
nominative	же̏га	жеге
genitive	жеге	же̑га̄
dative	же̏зи	жегама
accusative	жегу	жеге
vocative	жего	жеге
locative	же̏зи	жегама
instrumental	жегом	жегама

Further reading

• “жега”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024