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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *orzumъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ра́зум • (rázum) m
- (uncountable) the power of comprehending, inferring, or thinking especially in orderly rational ways, reason, intelligence, mind, wit, intellect
- (countable) an entity that has that power, a mind, an intelligence
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Synonyms
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic разоумъ (razumŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orzumъ, equivalent to modern раз- (raz-) + ум (um). Probably a biblical calque of Ancient Greek διάνοια (diánoia).
Pronunciation
Noun
разум • (razum) m (relational adjective разумен)
- reason, mind
- capacity of thought: intelligence, understanding
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic разоумъ (razumŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orzumъ. Displaced native *розум (*rozum).
Pronunciation
Noun
ра́зум • (rázum) m inan (genitive ра́зума, nominative plural ра́зумы, genitive plural ра́зумов, relational adjective разу́мный)
- reason, mind, intellect
- Synonyms: интелле́кт (intellékt), рассу́док (rassúdok), ум (um)
- ум за ра́зум захо́дит ― um za rázum zaxódit ― losing one's mind
- научи́ть уму́-ра́зуму ― naučítʹ umú-rázumu ― to teach someone good sense
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References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “разум”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- разум in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orzumъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /râzuːm/
- Hyphenation: ра‧зум
Noun
ра̏зӯм m (Latin spelling rȁzūm)
- (uncountable) reason, mind, intellect
Declension
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