вага

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vaˈɣa]
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Noun

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вага́ (vaháf inan (genitive вагі́, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)

  1. weight
  2. (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)
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Etymology 2

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Ultimately from the same source as Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ва́га (váhaf inan (genitive ва́гі, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)

  1. crowbar, lever
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References

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  • вага” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • вага”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Waage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вага (vagaf (diminutive вагичка or вагиче)

  1. scales, balance (device)
  2. (astrology) Libra
    Synonym: терезија (terezija)

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See also

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Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text)
о́вен (óven) бик (bik) бли́знаци (blíznaci) рак (rak)
лав (lav) де́вица (dévica) ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija) ско́рпија (skórpija)
стре́лец (strélec) ја́рец (járec) водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec) ри́би (ríbi)

References

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  • вага”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik)[1] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
  • вага” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

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From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

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Noun

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ва́га (vágaf inan (genitive ва́ги, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг)

  1. balance, scale, weighing machine
    Synonym: (more common) весы́ (vesý)
  2. (carriages) splinter bar
  3. whiffletree
  4. crowbar, lever

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вага”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Waage.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋǎːɡa/
  • Hyphenation: ва‧га

Noun

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ва́га f (Latin spelling vága)

  1. balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

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Noun

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вага́ (vaháf inan (genitive ваги́, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг, relational adjective вагови́й)

  1. weight
  2. (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

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