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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian мужъ (muž), from Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), мужь (mužĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫ̑žь. Cognate with Russian and Ukrainian муж (muž).
Pronunciation
Noun
муж • (muž) m pers (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужы́, genitive plural мужо́ў, relational adjective му́жаў)
- husband (a married man in relation to his wife)
- Coordinate term: жо́нка (žónka)
- (literary) man
- Synonym: мужчы́на (mužčýna)
Declension
Declension of муж (pr hard masc-form accent-c)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
References
- “муж”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “муж” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
From Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь.
Noun
муж • (muž)
- man (adult male)
Mongolian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Classical Mongolian ᠮᠤᠵᠢ (muǰi), from Proto-Mongolic *muji. Cognate with Buryat можо (možo), Daur moj.
Noun
муж • (muž); (regular declension)
- province (administrative division)
- area
Usage notes
- Муж (Muž) is not an official administrative division of Mongolia, it is mostly used to refer to divisions in other countries.
- For provinces of Mongolia аймаг (ajmag) is used.
Declension
Declension of муж (а-harmonic regular ууд-pl)
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Etymology 2
Noun
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Etymology 3
Adjective
муж • (muž)
- odd
Etymology 4
Verb
муж • (muž)
- imperative of мужих (mužix)
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak muž, from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn муж (muž) and Slovak muž.
Pronunciation
Noun
муж (muž) m pers (diminutive мужочок, related adjective мyжов)
- husband
- Synonyms: супруг (supruh), чловек (človek)
- Coordinate terms: жена (žena), супруга (supruha)
- (literary) respectable man
- Synonym: юнак (junak)
Declension
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “муж”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “husband”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 141
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-, whence English man.
Pronunciation
Noun
муж • (muž) m anim (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужья́, genitive plural муже́й, diminutive муженёк)
- husband
- Synonym: супру́г (suprúg)
- Antonyms: жена́ f (žená), супру́га f (suprúga)
1877, Лев Толстой , “Часть I. Глава XXXIII”, in Анна Каренина; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, 1901:А́нна улыбну́лась. Она́ поняла́, что он сказа́л э́то и́менно зате́м, что́бы показа́ть, что соображе́ния родства́ не мо́гут останови́ть его́ в выска́зывании своего́ и́скреннего мне́ния. Она́ зна́ла э́ту черту́ в своём му́же и люби́ла её.- Ánna ulybnúlasʹ. Oná ponjalá, što on skazál éto ímenno zatém, štóby pokazátʹ, što soobražénija rodstvá ne mógut ostanovítʹ jevó v vyskázyvanii svojevó ískrennevo mnénija. Oná znála étu čertú v svojóm múže i ljubíla jejó.
- Anna smiled. She knew that he said that simply to show that family considerations could not prevent him from expressing his genuine opinion. She knew that characteristic in her husband, and liked it.
Declension
Noun
муж • (muž) m anim (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужи́, genitive plural муже́й)
- (dated, poetic) man
Declension
References
- Isačenko, A. V. (1954‒1965) Грамматический строй русского языка в сопоставлении с словацким: Морфология: I‒II (in Russian), Bratislava: Slovak Academy of Sciences; 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Сultures, 2003, →ISBN, page 78
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.
Pronunciation
Noun
му̑ж m anim (Latin spelling mȗž)
- husband
- Synonym: су̏пруг
- (regional) man (an adult human male)
- (regional, archaic) peasant, farmer, villager
Declension
References
- “муж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь.
Pronunciation
Noun
муж • (muž) m pers (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужі́, genitive plural мужі́в)
- husband
- (archaic or dialectal) man
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms
References