# вага
## Belarusian
### Alternative forms

* vaha, waha — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

### Etymology 1

From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [vaˈɣa]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

вага́ • (vahá) f inan (genitive вагі́, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)
* weight
* (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

##### Declension

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

### Etymology 2

Ultimately from the same source as Etymology 1.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvaɣa]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

ва́га • (váha) f inan (genitive ва́гі, nominative plural ва́гі, genitive plural ваг)
* crowbar, lever

##### Declension

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

### References

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

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Waage.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvaɡa]

### Noun

вага • (vaga) f (diminutive вагичка or вагиче)
* scales, balance (device)
* (astrology) Libra
    Synonym: терезија (terezija)

#### Declension
### See also

Zodiac signs in Macedonian (layout · text) :
| о́вен (óven) | бик (bik) | бли́знаци (blíznaci) | рак (rak) |
| лав (lav) | де́вица (dévica) | ва́га/тере́зија (vága/terézija) | ско́рпија (skórpija) |
| стре́лец (strélec) | ја́рец (járec) | водо́лија/водо́леец (vodólija/vodóleec) | ри́би (ríbi) |

### References

* “вага”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language]‎ (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 53
* “вага” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Russian
### Etymology

From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvaɡə]

### Noun

ва́га • (vága) f inan (genitive ва́ги, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг)
* balance, scale, weighing machine
    Synonym: (more common) весы́ (vesý)
* (carriages) splinter bar
* whiffletree
* crowbar, lever

#### Declension
### References

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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Waage.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋǎːɡa/
* Hyphenation: ва‧га

### Noun

ва́га f (Latin spelling vága)
* balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

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

From Old High German wāga, probably via Polish waga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʋɐˈɦa]
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

вага́ • (vahá) f inan (genitive ваги́, nominative plural ва́ги, genitive plural ваг, relational adjective вагови́й)
* weight
* (usually plural only) balance, scales (device for weighing goods for sale)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Kotliarevsky, Ivan (1842) “вага”, in Словарь Малороссійскихъ словъ, содержащихся въ Энеидѣ [Dictionary of Ukrainian words contained in the Eneida]‎ (in Russian), Kharkiv: University Printing House, page 4
* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вага”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “вага”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)