невежа

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian неве́жа (nevéža). Displaced native неве́жда (nevéžda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɛˈvɛʒɐ]

Noun

неве́жа • (nevéža) m or f

  1. ignoramus

Declension

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic невѣжа (nevěža), from Proto-Slavic *nevěďa (ignorant person < ignorance), from *ne- + *věďa, from *věděti (to know). Doublet of неве́жда (nevéžda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪˈvʲeʐə]
  • (file)

Noun

неве́жа • (nevéža) m anim or f anim (genitive неве́жи, nominative plural неве́жи, genitive plural неве́ж)

  1. boor, lout, ill-mannered person

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “невежа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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