скатяга

Bulgarian

Etymology

ската́я се (skatája se, “to shun, to evade work”) +‎ -яга (-jaga)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skɐˈtʲa̟ɡɐ]

Noun

скатя́га • (skatjága) m

1. (colloquial) loafer, shirker (one who avoids their obligation or part of a deal)

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension of работя́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	работя́га rabotjága	работя́ги rabotjági
definite	работя́гата rabotjágata	работя́гите rabotjágite
vocative form	работя́го rabotjágo	работя́ги rabotjági

Related terms

• ската́вка (skatávka, “shirking”)

References

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