шия

See also: шиꙗ

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃijɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ijɐ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija (“collar, link”), derived from the verb (see Etymology 2).

Noun

ши́я • (šíja) f (diminutive ши́йка)

1. neck
2. cervix

Declension

Declension of ши́я

	singular	plural
indefinite	ши́я šíja	ши́и šíi
definite	ши́ята šíjata	ши́ите šíite

References

• “шия (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “шия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “ши́ꙗ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 584
• “шиꙗ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šiti.

Verb

ши́я • (šíja) first-singular present indicative, impf

1. (ambitransitive) to sew, to stitch, to seam
2. (ambitransitive) to embroider

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ши́я (conjugation 1.7, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	ши́ещ šíešt	шил šil	ши́ел šíel	шит šit		ши́ейки šíejki
	definite subject form	ши́ещият šíeštijat	ши́лият šílijat	—	ши́тият šítijat
	definite object form	ши́ещия šíeštija	ши́лия šílija	—	ши́тия šítija
feminine	indefinite	ши́еща šíešta	ши́ла šíla	ши́ела šíela	ши́та šíta
	definite	ши́ещата šíeštata	ши́лата šílata	—	ши́тата šítata
neuter	indefinite	ши́ещо šíešto	ши́ло šílo	ши́ело šíelo	ши́то šíto	ши́ене šíene
	definite	ши́ещото šíeštoto	ши́лото šíloto	—	ши́тото šítoto	ши́енето šíeneto
plural	indefinite	ши́ещи šíešti	ши́ли šíli	ши́ели šíeli	ши́ти šíti	ши́ения, ши́енета šíenija, šíeneta
	definite	ши́ещите šíeštite	ши́лите šílite	—	ши́тите šítite	ши́енията, ши́енетата šíenijata, šíenetata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		ши́я šíja	ши́еш šíeš	ши́е šíe	ши́ем šíem	ши́ете šíete	ши́ят šíjat
imperfect		ши́ех šíeh	ши́еше šíeše	ши́еше šíeše	ши́ехме šíehme	ши́ехте šíehte	ши́еха šíeha
aorist		ших ših	ши ši	ши ši	ши́хме šíhme	ши́хте šíhte	ши́ха šíha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and ши́ел m, ши́ела f, ши́ело n, or ши́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and ши́ел m, ши́ела f, ши́ело n, or ши́ели pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and ши́ел m, ши́ела f, ши́ело n, or ши́ели pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and шил m, ши́ла f, ши́ло n, or ши́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			ший šij			ши́йте šíjte

Derived terms

• вшия pf (všija), вшивам impf (všivam) (rare)
• зашия pf (zašija), зашивам impf (zašivam)
• изшия pf (izšija), изшивам impf (izšivam)
• нашия pf (našija), нашивам impf (našivam)
• надшия pf (nadšija), надшивам impf (nadšivam)
• подшия pf (podšija), подшивам impf (podšivam)
• прешия pf (prešija), прешивам impf (prešivam)
• пришия pf (prišija), пришивам impf (prišivam)
• прошия pf (prošija), прошивам impf (prošivam)
• разшия pf (razšija), разшивам impf (razšivam)
• ушия pf (ušija), ушивам impf (ušivam)
• ши́тба (šítba) (dialectal)
• шива́ч m (šiváč), шива́чка f (šiváčka) (agent nouns)

Related terms

• шев (šev, “seam”), шеви́ца (ševíca, “embroidery”)

References

• “шия (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “ши́ѭ, -ешь; ши́лъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[2] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 583

Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *šija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪjɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ши́я • (šýja) f inan (genitive ши́ї, nominative plural ши́ї, genitive plural ший)

1. neck
2. cervix

Declension

Declension of ши́я
(inan j-stem fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ши́я šýja	ши́ї šýji
genitive	ши́ї šýji	ший šyj
dative	ши́ї šýji	ши́ям šýjam
accusative	ши́ю šýju	ши́ї šýji
instrumental	ши́єю šýjeju	ши́ями šýjamy
locative	ши́ї šýji	ши́ях šýjax
vocative	ши́є šýje	ши́ї šýji

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шия”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka