# игра
## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [iˈɡra]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

игра́ • (igrá) f (relational adjective игра́лен)
* game (pursuit or activity for entertainment)

##### Declension
#### References

* “игра”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

### Etymology 2

From Bulgarian играя (igraja).

#### Verb

игра́ • (igrá)
* second/third-person singular aorist indicative of игра́я (igrája)

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈiɡra]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: иг‧ра

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

#### Noun

игра • (igra) f (plural игри)
* game
* dance

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgrati, from *jьgra.

#### Verb

игра • (igra) third-singular present, impf (perfective изигра or одигра)
* (ambitransitive) to play
* (ambitransitive) to dance

##### Conjugation
## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic игра (igra), from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɪˈɡra]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

игра́ • (igrá) f inan (genitive игры́, nominative plural и́гры, genitive plural игр, relational adjective иго́рный or игрово́й)
* game
    игра́ в мяч ― igrá v mjač ― ball game
* a sport which is played (also спорти́вная игра́ (sportívnaja igrá))
* (action): play in the following senses:
** Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
** Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
** (ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions ..., and initiated voluntarily when ... in a low-stress setting."
** An individual's performance in a sport or game.
* acting, performance
    игра́ актёра ― igrá aktjóra ― an actor’s performance
* role-playing (also ролева́я игра́ (rolevája igrá))
* playing (a musical instrument)
    игра́ на гита́ре ― igrá na gitáre ― playing the guitar
* movement of gas bubbles in a sparkling drink
* (figuratively) glitter, sparkle, radiance (of precious stones)

#### Derived terms

* иго́рный (igórnyj), игри́стый (igrístyj), игрово́й (igrovój)
* и́грище n (ígrišče)
* игро́к m anim (igrók)
* игру́н m anim (igrún)
** игру́нка f anim (igrúnka)
* игру́шка f inan (igrúška)
** игру́шечный (igrúšečnyj)

##### Phrases

* игра́ в одни́ воро́та f (igrá v odní voróta)
* игра́ в одну́ кали́тку f (igrá v odnú kalítku)
* игра́ сло́в f (igrá slóv)
* ка́рточная игра́ f (kártočnaja igrá)

#### Related terms

* игра́ть impf (igrátʹ)
** игра́льный (igrálʹnyj)

#### See also

* ничья́ f (ničʹjá)

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “игра”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “игра”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 334

### Anagrams

* ирга́ f (irgá)
* ри́га f (ríga)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǐɡra/
* Hyphenation: и‧гра

### Noun

ѝгра f (Latin spelling ìgra)
* play
* game
* (Bosnia, Serbia) dance

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “игра”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025