стяг

Etymology

Perhaps a conflation of:

• Proto-Slavic *stěgъ (“post”), whence Serbo-Croatian стије̑г (“flagpost”);
• Russian стяг (stjag, “flag”) (earlier Old East Slavic стѧгъ (stęgŭ)), itself from Old Norse stǫng (whence Swedish stång, Danish stang, English stang).

Contemporary dictionaries do not segregate the two meanings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stʲa̟k]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

стяг • (stjag) m (obsolescent)

1. (poetic) banner, flag
2. (dialectal) pivot, pillar that holds an insignia

References

• “стяг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “стяг”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “стягъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 283
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стяг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 536

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic стѧгъ (stęgŭ), which is most probably from Old Norse stǫng (whence English stang and Danish stang). Compare шта́нга (štánga), from German Stange. Alternative reconstructions point towards Proto-Slavic *stěgъ which was limited to South Slavic languages. Cognate with Belarusian сцяг (scjah) and Ukrainian стяг (stjah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲtʲak]

• Audio:

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Noun

стяг • (stjag) m inan (genitive стя́га, nominative plural стя́ги, genitive plural стя́гов)

1. (poetic, literary) banner, flag

   Synonyms: зна́мя (známja), флаг (flag), хору́гвь (xorúgvʹ)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [sʲtʲaɦ]

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic стѧгъ (stęgŭ), which was formed either from Old Norse stǫng, or from Proto-Slavic *stěgъ.

Etymology 2

Formed from Proto-Slavic *vъstǫga.

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “стяг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “стяг”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “стяг”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)