драга

Bulgarian

Горска драга

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga (“road”), related to Bulgarian дъ́рзам (dǎ́rzam, “to stretch, to comb”) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdraɡɐ]

Noun

дра́га • (drága) f

1. (dialectal) narrow passage, duct

   Synonyms: теснина́ (tesniná), про́ход (próhod)

2. (dialectal, obsolete) gully, channel, trench (small precipice formed from erosion, smaller than жрело́ (žreló), про́лом (prólom), овра́г (ovrág))

   Synonym: дере́ (deré)

Declension

Declension of дра́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	дра́га drága	дра́ги drági
definite	дра́гата drágata	дра́гите drágite

Derived terms

• Драже́шница (Dražéšnica) (toponym)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “драга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 418

Схема на дражна машина

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English drag, via Russian дра́га (drága).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdraɡɐ]

Noun

дра́га • (drága) f (relational adjective дра́жен)

1. (technical) drag, dredge (machine)

Declension

Declension of дра́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	дра́га drága	дра́ги drági
definite	дра́гата drágata	дра́гите drágite

References

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

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak dráha, from Proto-Slavic *dorga. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn дорога (doroha) and Slovak dráha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdraɦa]
• Rhymes: -aɦa
• Hyphenation: дра‧га

Noun

драга (draha) f (diminutive дражка, related adjective драгов)

1. path, road, track, way

   у драже ― u draže ― on the way

   гайзибанска драга ― hajzibanska draha ― railway track

   питац ше за драгу ― pitac še za drahu ― to ask the way

2. (figuratively) path, track, way

   на правей драги ― na pravej drahi ― on the right track

   животна драга ― životna draha ― life path

   зисц з драги ― zisc z drahi ― to lose one's way

   шицки драги водза до Риму ― šicki drahi vodza do Rimu ― all roads lead to Rome

3. street

   Coordinate terms: шор (šor), улїца (uljica)

   стої на драже ― stoji na draže ― he is standing on the street

4. road

   Synonym: калдерма (kalderma)

   бок драги ― bok drahi ― roadside

   главна драга ― hlavna draha ― highway (literally, “main road”)

5. trip, journey

   щешлїву драгу! ― ščešljivu drahu! ― bon voyage! (literally, “happy path”)

Usage notes

• The instrumental forms драгов (drahov) and драгом (drahom) are most commonly used in the phrases исц свойов драгов (isc svojov drahov) and исц свойом драгом (isc svojom drahom, “to go one's own way”). Standalone, they are generally used as adverbs.
• In the sense of "street", драга (draha) seems to be used for smaller streets, while улїца (uljica) may be used for main streets or high streets.

Declension

Declension of драга

	singular	plural
nominative	драга draha	драги drahi
genitive	драги drahi	драгох drahox
dative	драги drahi	драгом drahom
accusative	драгу drahu	драги drahi
instrumental	драгу / драгов / драгом drahu / drahov / drahom	драгами drahami
locative	драже / драги draže / drahi	драгох drahox
vocative	драго draho	драги drahi

Derived terms

adverbs

• драгов (drahov)
• драгом (drahom)

 

nouns

• драгарина f (draharina)
• драгопис m inan (drahopis)
• драгописатель m pers (drahopisatelʹ)
• орсаґ-драга f (orsag-draha)

 

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “драга”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “path”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 205
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “road”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 255
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “way”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 372

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English drag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdraɡə]

Noun

дра́га • (drága) f inan (genitive дра́ги, nominative plural дра́ги, genitive plural драг)

1. drag, dredge, seagoing dredge

Declension

Declension of дра́га (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	дра́га drága	дра́ги drági
genitive	дра́ги drági	дра́г drág
dative	дра́ге dráge	дра́гам drágam
accusative	дра́гу drágu	дра́ги drági
instrumental	дра́гой, дра́гою drágoj, drágoju	дра́гами drágami
prepositional	дра́ге dráge	дра́гах drágax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dorga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drâɡa/
• Hyphenation: дра‧га

Noun

дра̏га f (Latin spelling drȁga)

1. bay, gulf

Declension

Declension of драга

	singular	plural
nominative	дра̏га	драге
genitive	драге	дра̑га̄
dative	дра̏зи	драгама
accusative	драгу	драге
vocative	драго	драге
locative	дра̏зи	драгама
instrumental	драгом	драгама

Etymology 2

From дра̑г.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drâːɡaː/
• Hyphenation: дра‧га

Noun

дра̑га̄ f (Latin spelling drȃgā)

1. sweetheart, beloved, love, darling, dear (female)

Declension

Declension of драга

	singular	plural
nominative	дра̑га̄	драге
genitive	драге	драга
dative	дра̑го̄ј	драгама
accusative	драгу	драге
vocative	драга	драге
locative	дра̑го̄ј	драгама
instrumental	драгом	драгама

References

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