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Belarusian
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)
- brain
Usage notes
- Together with лязг (ljazh), мозг (mozh) is a rather unique phonetically awkward word.[1] 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)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ.
Noun
мозг • (mozg) m
- Obsolete form of мо́зък (mózǎk, “marrow”).
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мозг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 205
- “мозгъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
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)
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