мозг
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Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás (“marrow; brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.
Pronunciation
Noun
мозг • (mozh) m inan (genitive мо́зга, nominative plural мазгі́, genitive plural мазго́ў)
Usage notes
- Together with лязг (ljazh), мозг (mozh) is a rather unique phonetically awkward word. There are even claims that historically only the plural form was actually correct in the Belarusian language. Nonetheless, modern dictionaries attest the singular form.
Declension
Declension of мозг (inan velar masc-form accent-c)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мозг mozh |
мазгі́ mazhí |
| genitive | мо́зга mózha |
мазго́ў mazhóŭ |
| dative | мо́згу mózhu |
мазга́м mazhám |
| accusative | мозг mozh |
мазгі́ mazhí |
| instrumental | мо́згам mózham |
мазга́мі mazhámi |
| locative | мо́згу mózhu |
мазга́х mazháx |
| count form | — | мо́згі1 mózhi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- мазгавы́ (mazhavý)
References
Further reading
- “мозг” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “мозг”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- "мозг" in Valentyna Pashkevich's English-Belarusian dictionary (Taraškievica orthography) at Verbum
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás (“marrow; brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós. Cognate with Polish mózg, Serbo-Croatian мозак (mozak), Persian مغز (mağz), Dutch merg, English marrow.
Pronunciation
Noun
мозг • (mozg) m inan (genitive мо́зга, nominative plural мозги́, genitive plural мозго́в, relational adjective мозгово́й)
- (anatomy) brain; marrow
- головно́й мозг ― golovnój mozg ― cerebrum
- спинно́й мо́зг ― spinnój mózg ― spinal cord
- ко́стный мозг ― kóstnyj mozg ― bone marrow
- продолгова́тый мозг ― prodolgovátyj mozg ― medulla oblongata
- (in the plural) brains (usually as food)
Declension
Declension of мозг (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c)
Derived terms
- мозгова́ть (mozgovátʹ)
- мозгови́тый (mozgovítyj)
- мозжечо́к (mozžečók)
Descendants
- → Karelian:
- South Karelian: mozgu