Russian

Alternative forms

• вѣжа ‎(věža) (Pre-reform orthography)

Noun

ве́жа • ‎(véža) f inan ‎(genitive ве́жи, nominative plural ве́жи, genitive plural веж)

1. (obsolete) tent; kibitka (usually of old nomadic tribes)
2. (obsolete) tower (in Russia of 9-13th c.)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish wieża, from Proto-Slavic *věža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɛʒɐ]

Noun

ве́жа • ‎(véža) f inan ‎(genitive ве́жі, nominative plural ве́жі)

1. tower
2. (obsolete) prison, jail
3. turret

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вежа”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka