увага

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish uwaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uˈvaɣa]

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• Rhymes: -aɣa
• Hyphenation: ува‧га

Noun

ува́га • (uváha) f inan (genitive ува́гі, uncountable)

1. attention (concentration of thoughts, vision, hearing on something, direction of thoughts)
2. care (caring, sensitive attitude, attachment to someone, something)
3. note (additional explanation to the text)

   Synonym: заўва́га (zawváha)

Usage notes

• The forms увага (uvaha) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and ўвага (wvaha) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Declension

Declension of ува́га (inan sg-only velar fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	ува́га uváha
genitive	ува́гі uváhi
dative	ува́зе uvázje
accusative	ува́гу uváhu
instrumental	ува́гай, ува́гаю uváhaj, uváhaju
locative	ува́зе uvázje

Derived terms

adjectives

• ува́жлівы (uvážlivy)

Interjection

ува́га • (uváha) !

1. look out! watch out!

References

• “увага”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “увага” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak úvaha (“consideration, thinking”). Most likely semantically influenced by Polish uwaga, perhaps via Carpathian Rusyn ува́га (uváha). By surface analysis, deverbal from уважиц (uvažic, “to acknowledge, recognize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uˈvaɦa]
• Rhymes: -aɦa
• Hyphenation: ува‧га

Noun

увага (uvaha) f (relational adjective уважни) (uncountable)

1. attention

   Synonyms: меркованє (merkovanje), повага (povaha), (obsolete) позор (pozor), позорносц (pozornosc)

   обрациц увагу ― obracic uvahu ― to pay attention

   прицагнуц увагу ― pricahnuc uvahu ― to draw attention

2. thoughtfulness, vigilance, watch

   Synonym: осторожносц (ostorožnosc)

Declension

Declension of увага (uvaha)

	singular	plural
nominative	увага (uvaha)	—
genitive	уваги (uvahi)	—
dative	уваги (uvahi)	—
accusative	увагу (uvahu)	—
instrumental	увагу (uvahu)	—
locative	уваги (uvahi)	—
vocative	уваго (uvaho)	—

Related terms

nouns

• заувага f (zauvaha)
• повага f (povaha)

Interjection

увага (uvaha)

1. attention! look out! watch out!

   Synonym: (obsolete) позор (pozor)

2. attention! listen up!

   Synonym: послух (poslux)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1997), “пажња”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 2 (О – Ш), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 122
• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “увага”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 866
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “attention”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 31
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “vigilance”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 363

Ukrainian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Balto-Slavic *au

Proto-Slavic *u

Proto-Slavic *u-

Old Polish u-

Polish u-

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti

Proto-Germanic *weganą

Proto-Germanic *wēgō

Proto-West Germanic *wāgu

Old High German waga

Middle High German wāgebor.

Old Polish waga

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei

Proto-Slavic *-iti

Old Polish -ić

Old Polish -yć

Old Polish ważyć

Polish ważyć

Polish uważyćdeverb.

Polish uwagabor.

Ukrainian увага

Borrowed from Polish uwaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈʋaɦɐ]

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Noun

ува́га • (uváha) f inan (genitive ува́ги, nominative plural ува́ги, genitive plural ува́г)

1. (uncountable) care
2. attention

Declension

Declension of ува́га
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ува́га uváha	ува́ги uváhy
genitive	ува́ги uváhy	ува́г uváh
dative	ува́зі uvázi	ува́гам uváham
accusative	ува́гу uváhu	ува́ги uváhy
instrumental	ува́гою uváhoju	ува́гами uváhamy
locative	ува́зі uvázi	ува́гах uváhax
vocative	ува́го uváho	ува́ги uváhy

Interjection

ува́га • (uváha)

1. warning!

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “увага”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “увага”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]