Old Ruthenian edit

угоръ (sense 1)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic *ѫгорь (*ǫgorĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ǫgořь ~ *ǫgъřь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *angurjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-ur-yos (snake-like; eel), from *h₂éngʷʰ-, whence also *h₂éngʷʰis (snake).[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian у́горь (úgorʹ), Czech úhoř, Lithuanian ungurỹs.

Noun edit

угоръ (uhorm animal

  1. eel

Related terms edit

  • єжъ (jež, hedgehog)
  • ужъ (, grass snake)

Descendants edit

  • Belarusian: вуго́р (vuhór); уго́р (uhór) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: вуго́р (vuhór); ву́гор (vúhor), у́гор (úhor) (dialectal)

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “вуго́р”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 436
  2. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “вуго́р”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 492
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “вуго́р₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 208

Further reading edit

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2017), “угорь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 37 (чорное – ящыкъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 234