мъжага

Bulgarian

Etymology

мъж (mǎž, “male”) +‎ -яга (-jaga)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈʒa̟ɡɐ]

Noun

мъжа́га • (mǎžága) m

1. (colloquial) stalwart, macho

Usage notes

Grammatically, the lemma is declined as a feminine a-stem, but syntactically it behaves as a masculine.

Declension

Declension of мъжа́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	мъжа́га mǎžága	мъжа́ги mǎžági
definite	мъжа́гата mǎžágata	мъжа́гите mǎžágite
vocative form	мъжа́го mǎžágo	мъжа́ги mǎžági

Related terms

• мъжле́ (mǎžlé, “weakling”) (diminutive, derogatory)
• мъже́ст (mǎžést, “male being”) (obsolete)

References

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