From Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“depleted, dark”) + *-ǫgъ. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόρυχος (mórukhos, “dark”).
The East Slavic forms were likely influenced by unrelated Proto-Slavic *murъ (“dirt”) (cf. Bulgarian му́ргав (múrgav, “dark, tanned”), Serbo-Croatian му̏ргаст (“olive”)).
*morǫgъ
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | *morǫgъ | *morǫga | *morǫgo |
genitive | *morǫga | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
dative | *morǫgu | *morǫgě | *morǫgu |
accusative | *morǫgъ | *morǫgǫ | *morǫgo |
instrumental | *morǫgomь | *morǫgojǫ | *morǫgomь |
locative | *morǫgě | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
vocative | *morǫge | *morǫgo | *morǫgo |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *morǫga | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
genitive | *morǫgu | *morǫgu | *morǫgu |
dative | *morǫgoma | *morǫgama | *morǫgoma |
accusative | *morǫga | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
instrumental | *morǫgoma | *morǫgama | *morǫgoma |
locative | *morǫgu | *morǫgu | *morǫgu |
vocative | *morǫga | *morǫgě | *morǫgě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *morǫgi | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
genitive | *morǫgъ | *morǫgъ | *morǫgъ |
dative | *morǫgomъ | *morǫgamъ | *morǫgomъ |
accusative | *morǫgy | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
instrumental | *morǫgy | *morǫgami | *morǫgy |
locative | *morǫgěxъ | *morǫgaxъ | *morǫgěxъ |
vocative | *morǫgi | *morǫgy | *morǫga |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | *morǫgъjь | *morǫgaja | *morǫgoje |
genitive | *morǫgajego | *morǫgyję̇ | *morǫgajego |
dative | *morǫgujemu | *morǫgěji | *morǫgujemu |
accusative | *morǫgъjь | *morǫgǫjǫ | *morǫgoje |
instrumental | *morǫgyjimь | *morǫgǫjǫ | *morǫgyjimь |
locative | *morǫgějemь | *morǫgěji | *morǫgějemь |
vocative | *morǫgъjь | *morǫgaja | *morǫgoje |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *morǫgaja | *morǫgěji | *morǫgěji |
genitive | *morǫguju | *morǫguju | *morǫguju |
dative | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima |
accusative | *morǫgaja | *morǫgěji | *morǫgěji |
instrumental | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima | *morǫgyjima |
locative | *morǫguju | *morǫguju | *morǫguju |
vocative | *morǫgaja | *morǫgěji | *morǫgěji |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *morǫgiji | *morǫgyję̇ | *morǫgaja |
genitive | *morǫgъjixъ | *morǫgъjixъ | *morǫgъjixъ |
dative | *morǫgyjimъ | *morǫgyjimъ | *morǫgyjimъ |
accusative | *morǫgyję̇ | *morǫgyję̇ | *morǫgaja |
instrumental | *morǫgyjimi | *morǫgyjimi | *morǫgyjimi |
locative | *morǫgyjixъ | *morǫgyjixъ | *morǫgyjixъ |
vocative | *morǫgiji | *morǫgyję̇ | *morǫgaja |