гага

See also: гаѓа and Appendix:Variations of "gaga"

Bulgarian

Самец на обикновена гага

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, similar to dialectal Bulgarian би́ба (bíba, “duck”). Compare Russian га́га (gága, “eider”) and Turkish gaga (“beak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɡɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

га́га • (gága) f

1. eider (sea duck of genus Somateria)
2. (dialectal) duck's/goose's bill

   Synonym: би́ба (bíba)

3. (figurative) proboscis

   Synonyms: хобо́т (hobót), (dialectal) ди́зица (dízica)

Inflection

Declension of га́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	га́га gága	га́ги gági
definite	га́гата gágata	га́гите gágite
vocative form	га́го gágo	га́ги gági

Hyponyms

• обикнове́на га́га (obiknovéna gága, “common eider, Somateria mollissima”)
• очила́та га́га (očiláta gága, “spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri”)
• гребенча́та га́га (grebenčáta gága, “king eider, Somateria spectabilis”) (literally: crested eider)

Related terms

• гага́рка (gagárka, “auk”)
• га́рга (gárga, “jackdaw”)

References

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

Anagrams

• га-га (ga-ga)

Macedonian

Adverb

гага • (gaga)

1. (colloquial) free, free of charge

Ossetian

Noun

гага • (gaga)

1. grain, kernel, berry

Derived terms

• гагадыргъ (gagadyrǧ)

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press
• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “гага”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir

Russian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɡə]

• Audio:

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Noun

га́га • (gága) f anim (genitive га́ги, nominative plural га́ги, genitive plural гаг)

1. eider

   Synonym: у́тка (útka)

Declension

Declension of га́га (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	га́га gága	га́ги gági
genitive	га́ги gági	га́г gág
dative	га́ге gáge	га́гам gágam
accusative	га́гу gágu	га́г gág
instrumental	га́гой, га́гою gágoj, gágoju	га́гами gágami
prepositional	га́ге gáge	га́гах gágax