# слуга
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɫoˈɡa]

### Noun

слуга́ • (slugá) f (feminine слуги́ня)
* male servant
* (figurative) agent, blind follower (of some agenda)

#### Derived terms

* слугу́вам (slugúvam, “to act as a servant”) (iterative)
* слу́жа (slúža, “to serve”) (causative-iterative)
** служи́тел m (služítel), служи́телка f (služítelka, “employee”)
** слу́жба (slúžba, “service”)
* слуга́р m (slugár), слуга́рка f (slugárka) (agent nouns, rare)
* слугина́ж (slugináž, “servitude”)

#### Related terms

* заслу́га (zaslúga, “merit”)
* прислу́га (prislúga, “servants”) (collective)
** прислу́жник m (prislúžnik), прислу́жница f (prislúžnica)
* услу́га (uslúga, “favour”)

### References

* “слуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “слуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “слуга́”, 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 193
* Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “слуга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 117
* “слоуга”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

### Anagrams

* гусла (gusla)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɫuɡa]

### Noun

слуга • (sluga) m (plural слуги, feminine слугинка, relational adjective слугински)
* servant

#### Declension
## Old East Slavic
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slūgà.

### Noun

слуга́ (slugá) m
* servant

#### Declension

Accent paradigm b.

#### Descendants

* Belarusian: слуга́ (sluhá)
* Russian: слуга́ (slugá)
* Ukrainian: слуга́ (sluhá)

### Further reading

* Zaliznyak, Andrey A. (2019) “слуга́”, in Древнерусское ударение: Общие сведения и словарь [Old East Slavic accent: General Information and Dictionary] (in Russian), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Moscow: Publishing House “YASK”, →DOI, →ISBN, page 170

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga. Cognates include Irish slua, Lithuanian slaugà (“servitude”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɫʊˈɡa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

слуга́ • (slugá) m anim (genitive слуги́, nominative plural слу́ги, genitive plural слуг, feminine служа́нка)
* servant

#### Related terms

* прислужник (prislužnik)
* служа́нка (služánka)
* слу́жба (slúžba)
* служи́ть (služítʹ)
* служка (služka)
* услуга (usluga)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sluga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /slǔːɡa/
* Hyphenation: слу‧га

### Noun

слу́га m (Latin spelling slúga)
* servant

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sluga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sɫʊˈɦa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

слуга́ • (sluhá) m pers or f pers (genitive слуги́, nominative plural слу́ги, genitive plural слуг, feminine служни́ця)
* servant, manservant, waiter, valet

#### Declension
### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “слуга”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka