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 (šega)	шеги (šegi)
definite unspecified	шегата (šegata)	шегите (šegite)
definite proximal	шегава (šegava)	шегиве (šegive)
definite distal	шегана (šegana)	шегине (šegine)
vocative	шего (šego)	шеги (šegi)

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