Bulgarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [iˈɡra]
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Noun edit

игра́ (igráf (relational adjective игра́лен)

  1. game (pursuit or activity for entertainment)
Declension edit

References edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

From Bulgarian играя (igraja).

Verb edit

игра́ (igrá)

  1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of игра́я (igrája)

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Noun edit

игра (igraf (plural игри)

  1. game
  2. dance
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati, from *jьgra.

Verb edit

игра (igra) third-singular presentimpf (perfective изигра or одигра)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to play
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to dance
Conjugation edit

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic игра (igra), from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

игра́ (igráf inan (genitive игры́, nominative plural и́гры, genitive plural игр, relational adjective иго́рный or игрово́й)

  1. game
    игра́ в мячigrá v mjačball game
  2. a sport which is played (also спорти́вная игра́ (sportívnaja igrá))
  3. (action): play in the following senses:
    1. Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
    2. Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
    3. (ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting."
    4. An individual's performance in a sport or game.
  4. acting, performance
    игра́ актёраigrá aktjóraan actor’s performance
  5. role-playing (also ролева́я игра́ (rolevája igrá))
  6. playing (a musical instrument)
    игра́ на гита́реigrá na gitáreplaying the guitar
  7. movement of gas bubbles in a sparkling drink
  8. (figuratively) glitter, sparkle, radiance (of precious stones)

Declension edit

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Anagrams edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ǐɡra/
  • Hyphenation: и‧гра

Noun edit

ѝгра f (Latin spelling ìgra)

  1. play
  2. game
  3. (Bosnia, Serbia) dance

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • игра” in Hrvatski jezični portal