оръжие

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *orǫžьje. Morphologically formed as о- (o-) +‎ Proto-Slavic *rǫgъ (“offence”) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈrɤʒiɛ]

Noun

оръ́жие • (orǎ́žie) n

1. weapon
2. (figuratively) instrument

Declension

Declension of оръ́жие

	singular	plural
indefinite	оръ́жие orǎ́žie	оръ́жия orǎ́žija
definite	оръ́жието orǎ́žieto	оръ́жията orǎ́žijata

Related terms

• ръ́гам (rǎ́gam, “to prick, to stab”)
• руга́я (rugája, “to cuss, to swear”)

References

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