шега

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šęga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛˈɡa]

Noun

шега́ • (šegá) f (diminutive шеги́чка)

1. joke, jest (something said or done for amusement)

   Synonym: виц (vic)

   на шега́ ― na šegá ― for fun, as a joke

2. prank (practical joke)

   Synonyms: зака́чка (zakáčka), заигра́вка (zaigrávka), глу́ма (glúma), майта́п (majtáp)

Declension

Declension of шега́

	singular	plural
indefinite	шега́ šegá	шеги́ šegí
definite	шега́та šegáta	шеги́те šegíte

Derived terms

• шегу́вам се (šegúvam se, “to joke”)
  • шегу́вка (šegúvka, “light-hearted act, attitude”)
  • шегови́т (šegovít, “facetious”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic шѧга (šęga). Probably originating from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp, walk lamely”). Cognate with German hinken, Ancient Greek σκάζω (skázō) and Irish céim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛɡa]
• Hyphenation: ше‧га

Noun

шега • (šega) f (plural шеги)

1. joke, jest (something said or done for amusement)

   Synonyms: виц (vic), смешка (smeška)

2. prank (practical joke)

   Synonym: закачка (zakačka)

Declension

Declension of шега

	singular	plural
indefinite	шега	шеги
definite unspecified	шегата	шегите
definite proximal	шегава	шегиве
definite distal	шегана	шегине
vocative	шего	шеги

Derived terms

• се шегува (se šeguva, “to joke”)
  • шеговит (šegovit, “facetious”)

References

• “шега” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu