вежа

Russian

Alternative forms

вѣжа (věža) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věža. Cognates include Slovene veža (“hallway”), Slovak veža (“tower”). Related to везти́ (veztí).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvʲeʐə]

Noun

ве́жа • (véža) f inan (genitive ве́жи, nominative plural ве́жи, genitive plural веж)

(obsolete) tent; kibitka (usually of old nomadic tribes)
(obsolete) tower (in Russia of 9-13th c.)

Declension

Declension of ве́жа (inan fem-form sibilant-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́жа véža	ве́жи véži
genitive	ве́жи véži	ве́ж véž
dative	ве́же véže	ве́жам véžam
accusative	ве́жу véžu	ве́жи véži
instrumental	ве́жей, ве́жею véžej, véžeju	ве́жами véžami
prepositional	ве́же véže	ве́жах véžax

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish wieża, from Proto-Slavic *věža.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʋɛʒɐ]
Audio (file)

Noun

ве́жа • (véža) f inan (genitive ве́жі, nominative plural ве́жі)

tower
(obsolete) prison, jail
turret

Declension

Declension of ве́жа

	singular	plural
nominative	ве́жа véža	ве́жі véži
genitive	ве́жі véži	веж vež
dative	ве́жі véži	ве́жам véžam
accusative	ве́жу véžu	ве́жі véži
instrumental	ве́жею véžeju	ве́жами véžamy
locative	ве́жі véži	ве́жах véžax
vocative	ве́же véže	ве́жі véži

References

вежа in Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka

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