шаг
Belarusian
    
    Alternative forms
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ʂax]
 
Noun
    
шаг • (šah) m inan (genitive ша́гу, nominative plural шагі́, genitive plural шаго́ў)
Declension
    
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | шаг šah  | 
шагі́ šahí  | 
| genitive | ша́гу šáhu  | 
шаго́ў šahóŭ  | 
| dative | ша́гу šáhu  | 
шага́м šahám  | 
| accusative | шаг šah  | 
шагі́ šahí  | 
| instrumental | ша́гам šáham  | 
шага́мі šahámi  | 
| locative | ша́гу šáhu  | 
шага́х šaháx  | 
| count form | — | ша́гі1 šáhi1  | 
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
    
- “шаг” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
 
Russian
    
    Alternative forms
    
- шагъ (šag) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
 
Etymology
    
From earlier *сяг (*sjag), from Proto-Slavic *sęgъ.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ʂak]
 Audio (file) 
Noun
    
шаг • (šag) m inan (genitive ша́га, nominative plural шаги́, genitive plural шаго́в, relational adjective ша́говый, diminutive шажо́к)
- step
- шаг за ша́гом ― šag za šágom ― step by step
 
 - pace, stride
 - démarche
 
Declension
    
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ша́г šág  | 
шаги́ šagí  | 
| genitive | ша́га šága  | 
шаго́в šagóv  | 
| dative | ша́гу šágu  | 
шага́м šagám  | 
| accusative | ша́г šág  | 
шаги́ šagí  | 
| instrumental | ша́гом šágom  | 
шага́ми šagámi  | 
| prepositional | ша́ге šáge  | 
шага́х šagáx  | 
| partitive | ша́гу šágu  | 
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| locative | шагу́ šagú  | 
|
| paucal | шага́* šagá*  | 
* Used with the numbers 1.5, 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Related terms
    
- шага́ть (šagátʹ)
 - в двух шага́х (v dvux šagáx)
 - на ка́ждом шагу́ (na káždom šagú)
 
Tuvan
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Turkic *čiāk (“time”). Cognate with Turkish çağ (“era, age”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ʃaɣ/
 
Noun
    
шаг • (şag) (definite accusative шагны, plural шаглар)
See also
    
- шак (şak)
 
Ukrainian
    
    Etymology
    
Usually explained as cognate to Russian and Belarusian шаг (šah, “step”), from earlier *сяг (*sjah), from Proto-Slavic *sęgъ.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ʃaɦ]
 Audio (file) 
Noun
    
шаг • (šah) m inan (genitive шага́, nominative plural шаги́, genitive plural шагі́в, relational adjective шагови́й, diminutive шажо́к)
Declension
    
References
    
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шаг”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 366
 - Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шаг”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
 - Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund (2001–2024) “Словники України” online [Dictionaries of Ukraine online] (in Ukrainian)