Bulgarian

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbotęga. By surface analysis, рабо́тя (rabótja, to work) +‎ -яга (-jaga)

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

работя́га (rabotjágam

  1. (colloquial) hard worker

Usage notes

edit

Grammatically, the lemma is declined as a feminine a-stem, but syntactically it behaves as a masculine, e.g.:

  • един работяга, not **една работяга;
  • голям работяга, not **голяма работяга.

Declension

edit

References

edit
  • работяга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • работяга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orbotęga. By surface analysis, рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, to work) +‎ -я́га (-jága).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [rəbɐˈtʲaɡə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

работя́га (rabotjágam anim or f anim (genitive работя́ги, nominative plural работя́ги, genitive plural работя́г)

  1. (colloquial, approvingly) hard worker; plodder, slogger
    Synonyms: тру́женик (trúženik), трудого́лик (trudogólik), трудя́га (trudjága)

Declension

edit