# вежа
## Belarusian
### Etymology

From Old Belarusian вѣжа (věža), from Old East Slavic вѣжа (věža), from Proto-Slavic *věža.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvʲeʐa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ве́жа • (vjéža) f inan (genitive ве́жы, nominative plural ве́жы, genitive plural веж or ве́жаў)
* tower

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “вежа” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vęzati (a/j-conjugation). Synchronically, a semelfactive of Bulgarian ве́за (véza, “to embroidier”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɛʒɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

ве́жа • (véža) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective ве́зна) (obsolescent)
* (transitive) to tie, to bind

#### Conjugation

$^1$Dialectally marked.

#### Alternative forms

* ве́зам (vézam) — dialectal, with generalized a-conjugation
* ве́жем (véžem) — dialectal, reanalyzed athematic conjugation

#### Derived terms

* ве́звам (vézvam) (semelfactive)
* завежа pf (zaveža), завезвам impf (zavezvam)
* извежа pf (izveža), завезвам impf (zavezvam)
* навежа pf (naveža), навезвам impf (navezvam)
* обвежа pf (obveža), обвезвам impf (obvezvam)
* отвежа pf (otveža), отвезвам impf (otvezvam)
* подвежа pf (podveža), подвезвам impf (podvezvam)
* превежа pf (preveža), превезвам impf (prevezvam)
* развежа pf (razveža), развезвам impf (razvezvam)
* веза́к (vezák, “knot”) (dialectal)
* веза́ло (vezálo, “fastener”) (instumental noun, dialectal)

#### Related terms

* обеза́телен (obezátelen, “obligatory”) (Russian loanword, synchronically a derivative of обве́жа (obvéža, “to bind together”))

### References

* “вежа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* Nayden Gerov (1895) “вѧ́жѭ, -ѥшь; -за́лъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 203
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вежа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 128
* “вѧзати”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

## Komi-Zyrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Permic [Term?]. Cognate with Udmurt вожодыр (vožodyr, “Christmas”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋeʒa/, [ˈʋeʒ̺ä]
* Rhymes: -eʒa
* Hyphenation: ве‧жа

### Adjective

вежа • (veža)
* holy

#### Declension

Possessive declension of вежа :

#### Derived terms

* вежалун (vežalun)
* вежань (vežań)

### References

* L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 80

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvʲeʐə]

### Alternative forms

* вѣ́жа (vě́ža) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology 1

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

#### 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.)
    Synonym: ба́шня (bášnja)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣжа (věža, “knowing, versed”), from Proto-Slavic *věďa, from *věděti (“to know”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic вѣжда (věžda). Compare Old Church Slavonic невѣжда (nevěžda, “ignorant”) (whence Russian неве́жда (nevéžda, “ignoramus”).
Related to ве́жество (véžestvo), ве́жливый (véžlivyj).

#### Noun

ве́жа • (véža) f inan (genitive ве́жи, nominative plural ве́жи, genitive plural веж)
* (archaic) knowing, versed, learned, educated

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

Borrowed from Polish wieża, from Proto-Slavic *věža.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʋɛʒɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ве́жа • (véža) f inan (genitive ве́жі, nominative plural ве́жі, genitive plural веж)
* tower
* (obsolete) prison, jail
* turret

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вежа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “вежа”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* “вежа”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)