Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *zaraza.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈrazɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

зара́за (zarázaf (relational adjective зара́зен)

  1. (pathology) contagion, infection
  2. (by extension) pathogen (cause of infection)
  3. (figurative) addictive activity, contagious habit

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References edit

  • зараза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зараза”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 607

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zaraza.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

зараза (zarazaf (relational adjective заразен)

  1. contagion
  2. (slang) an addictive activity, a contagious habit

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Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zaraza.

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Noun edit

зара́за (zarázaf inan or f anim (genitive зара́зы, nominative plural зара́зы, genitive plural зара́з)

  1. (inanimate) infection, contagion, pest
  2. (animate) scumbag, bastard

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Interjection edit

зара́за (zarázam

  1. damn it

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zaraza.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zâːraza/
  • Hyphenation: за‧ра‧за

Noun edit

за̑раза f (Latin spelling zȃraza)

  1. contagion
  2. infection

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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *zaraza. Analyzable as a deverbal from зарази́ти (zarazýty).

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Noun edit

зара́за (zarázaf inan (genitive зара́зи, nominative plural зара́зи, genitive plural зара́з)

  1. infection, contagion
    Synonyms: інфе́кція f (infékcija), зара́ження n (zarážennja)

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