брига

Bulgarian

Etymology

• Borrowed from Italian briga (“trouble”), probably via Serbo-Croatian.
• Deverbial from бри́жа се (bríža se, “to be engaged [with]”) (dialectal, obsolete) +‎ -а (-a).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbriɡɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

бри́га • (bríga) f (dialectal)

1. worry, bother, concern
2. (obsolete) obligation, duty, engagement

Declension

Declension of бри́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	бри́га bríga	бри́ги brígi
definite	бри́гата brígata	бри́гите brígite

Related terms

• брига́да (brigáda, “brigade”) (French borrowing from the same source)

References

• “брига”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брига”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 78
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “бри́га”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 71

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrʲiɡə]

Noun

бри́га • (bríga) m inan

1. genitive singular of бриг (brig)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brîɡa/
• Hyphenation: бри‧га

Noun

бри̏га f (Latin spelling brȉga)

1. worry
2. trouble
3. care
4. bother
5. concern

Declension

Declension of брига

	singular	plural
nominative	бри̏га	бриге
genitive	бриге	бри̑га̄
dative	бри̏зи	бригама
accusative	бригу	бриге
vocative	бриго	бриге
locative	бри̏зи	бригама
instrumental	бригом	бригама