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Ukrainian
Etymology
Related to боя́тися (bojátysja, “to be afraid”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
боягу́з • (bojahúz) m pers (genitive боягу́за, nominative plural боягу́зи, genitive plural боягу́зів, feminine боягу́зка, relational adjective боягу́зький)
- coward
- Synonyms: страхополо́х m (straxopolóx), (colloquial, rare) трус m (trus)
Declension
Declension of боягу́з (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “боягуз”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “боягуз”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- “боягуз”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “боягуз”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “боягуз”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)