бодяга
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- бадя́га (badjága)
Etymology edit
From an unclear root + -я́га (-jága).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бодя́га • (bodjága) f inan or f anim (genitive бодя́ги, nominative plural бодя́ги, genitive plural бодя́г)
- (animate) freshwater sponge
- (inanimate) badyaga (folk medicine derived from the freshwater sponge, used for bruises)
- (inanimate, criminal slang) diluted, surrogate or fake substance sold as the original, pure substance
- (figurative, colloquial) nonsense; long-winded chatter
Declension edit
Declension of бодя́га (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | бодя́га bodjága |
бодя́ги bodjági |
genitive | бодя́ги bodjági |
бодя́г bodjág |
dative | бодя́ге bodjáge |
бодя́гам bodjágam |
accusative animate inanimate |
бодя́гу bodjágu |
бодя́г bodjág |
бодя́ги bodjági | ||
instrumental | бодя́гой, бодя́гою bodjágoj, bodjágoju |
бодя́гами bodjágami |
prepositional | бодя́ге bodjáge |
бодя́гах bodjágax |
Derived terms edit
- бодя́жный (bodjážnyj), бодя́жить (bodjážitʹ), разбодя́жить (razbodjážitʹ)