стага

Bulgarian

Etymology

Supposed to be a dialectal action noun of Bulgarian стягам (stjagam, “to tighten, to lace”).

As root structure, resembles Polish ścieg (“stitch”), Czech steh (“stitch”), Old Church Slavonic остегъ (ostegŭ, “zip, fastener (of cloths)”) and Russian застёжка (zastjóžka, “fastener, clasp, buckle”). If related, the Bulgarian term should represent a vṛddhi-construction, which is doubtful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstaɡɐ]

Noun

ста́га • (stága) f

1. (dialectal) tie, lacework (especially of aprons)

Declension

Declension of ста́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	ста́га stága	ста́ги stági
definite	ста́гата stágata	ста́гите stágite

References

• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стага”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 426