юначага

Bulgarian

Etymology

юна́к (junák, “youth, champion”) +‎ -яга (-jaga)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jo̟nɐˈt͡ʃa̟ɡɐ]

Noun

юнача́га • (junačága) m

  1. (colloquial) stalwart, daredevil

Usage notes

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

Declension
Declension of юнача́га
singular plural
indefinite юнача́га
junačága		 юнача́ги
junačági
definite юнача́гата
junačágata		 юнача́гите
junačágite
vocative form юнача́го
junačágo		 юнача́ги
junačági

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