бриґа

See also: брига

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian брига / briga, from Italian briga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbriɡa]
• Rhymes: -iɡa
• Hyphenation: бри‧ґа

Noun

бриґа (briga) f

1. concern, worry, bother

   Synonym: старосц (starosc)

   кому бриґа? ― komu briga? ― who cares? who asked? (literally, “it is a concern to whom?”)

   • 2016 February 21, М. Афич, “Час преходзи, aлє рибарска страсц нє [Time passes, but the passion for fishing does not]”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     Анї ми нє бриґа гоч и нє лапим рибу, бо дакеди пойдзем та ше добре одпочинєм, а то цалком досц – змирено приповеда Любомир.

     Anji mi nje briga hoč i nje lapim ribu, bo dakedi pojdzem ta še dobre odpočinjem, a to calkom dosc – zmireno pripoveda Ljubomir.

     Even though I don't catch fish, I don't even care, because sometimes I go there and I get a good rest, and that's quite enough - Ljubomir says calmly.

2. trouble

   Synonyms: знємиреносц (znjemirenosc), нємир (njemir), нєприємносц (njeprijemnosc), бида (bida), нєволя (njevolja), трапеза (trapeza)

   жадни чловек нє зна за його бриґи ― žadni človek nje zna za joho brigi ― no man knows of his troubles

3. care

   Synonyms: старосц (starosc), старанє (staranje)

   водзиц бриґу ― vodzic brigu ― to take care (literally, “to drive care”)

Usage notes

• Like in Serbo-Croatian, often used with a noun in the dative case to mean "to care"; for instance ми нє бриґа; яка ми бриґа (mi nje briga; jaka mi briga, “I don't care”, literally “it is not a concern to me; what concern is it to me”).

Declension

Declension of бриґа

	singular	plural
nominative	бриґа (briga)	бриґи (brigi)
genitive	бриґи (brigi)	бриґох (brigox)
dative	бриґи (brigi)	бриґом (brigom)
accusative	бриґу (brigu)	бриґи (brigi)
instrumental	бриґу (brigu)	бриґами (brigami)
locative	бриґи (brigi)	бриґох (brigox)
vocative	бриґо (brigo)	бриґи (brigi)

Related terms

adjectives

• безбрижни (bezbrižni)

adverbs

• нибриґе (nibrige)
• нибриґеши (nibrigeši)

verbs

• бриґовац impf (brigovac)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “бриґа”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “care”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 48
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “concern”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 62