вуй

See also: вуи

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *wuj, from Proto-Uralic *ojwa. Cognate with Western Mari вуй (vuj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βuj/
• Rhymes: -uj
• Hyphenation: вуй

Noun

вуй • (vuj)

1. (anatomy) head

   вуйыштыжо упш

   vujyštyžo upš

   (s)he has a hat on his/her head

2. (figuratively) existence, being
3. mind, head, brains
4. (unit) head, capita (when counting)

   вольык вуй

   voĺyk vuj

   head of cattle

5. top, summit, peak, apex
6. tip, tip of something, head
7. border, edge, end
8. (botany) head
9. (botany) inflorescence
10. backrest, back
11. ridge, dome
12. front part
13. tip (of shoe or sock)
14. ear (of grain)
15. (figuratively) head, chief
16. (figuratively) desires, wishes

Declension

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Derived terms

nouns

• арнявуй (arńavuj)
• моклакавуйчача (moklakavujčača)

 

References

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “вуй”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

• уй (uj)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вуи (vui), оуи (ui), from Proto-Slavic *ujь.

Noun

вуй • (vuj) m pers

1. maternal uncle

Descendants

• Belarusian: вуй (vuj) (dialectal)
• Ukrainian: вуй (vuj), уй (uj) (dialectal)

Further reading

• Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “вуй”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, number 1 (А – Г), Kharkiv, Kyiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, page 354
• Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “вуй”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 5 (всперати – выорати), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 54
• Bulyka, A. M., editor (2017), “уй”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 37 (чорное – ящыкъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 325
• Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1998), “вуй”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 5 (впрашати – выпродати), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 71
• Tymchenko, E. K. (2002) “вуй”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Н), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 125

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vuj]

Noun

вуй • (vuj) m anim (genitive ву́я, nominative plural ву́и, genitive plural ву́ев)

1. Alternative form of уй (uj)

Declension

Declension of вуй (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ву́й vúj	ву́и vúi
genitive	ву́я vúja	ву́ев vújev
dative	ву́ю vúju	ву́ям vújam
accusative	ву́я vúja	ву́ев vújev
instrumental	ву́ем vújem	ву́ями vújami
prepositional	ву́е vúje	ву́ях vújax

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian уй (uj), from Proto-Slavic *ujь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wui̯]

Noun

вуй • (vuj) m pers (genitive ву́я, nominative plural ву́ї, genitive plural ву́їв) (dialectal)

1. maternal uncle

   Coordinate term: стрий (stryj)

2. gaffer (an older man)

Declension

Declension of вуй (pers j-stem masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	вуй vuj	ву́ї vúji
genitive	ву́я vúja	ву́їв vújiv
dative	ву́ю, ву́єві vúju, vújevi	ву́ям vújam
accusative	ву́я vúja	ву́їв vújiv
instrumental	ву́єм vújem	ву́ями vújamy
locative	ву́ю, ву́єві, ву́ї vúju, vújevi, vúji	ву́ях vújax
vocative	ву́ю vúju	ву́ї vúji

Derived terms

• ву́йко (vújko)
• ву́йна (vújna)

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “вуй”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вуй”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “вуй”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

Western Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *wuj, from Proto-Uralic *ojwa. Cognates include Eastern Mari вуй (vuj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈβuj/
• Rhymes: -uj
• Hyphenation: вуй

Noun

вуй • (vuj)

1. (anatomy) head
2. end
3. top, upper part
4. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)
5. beginning, source, origin
6. head (of pin, hammer, nail, etc.)

Declension

Declension of вуй
	singular	plural
nominative	вуй (vuj)	вуйвлӓ (vujvlä)
accusative	вуйым (vujym)	вуйвлӓм (vujvläm)
genitive	вуйын (vujyn)	вуйвлӓн (vujvlän)
dative	вуйлан (vujlan)	вуйвлӓге (vujvläge)
comitative	вуйге (vujge)	вуйвлӓлӓн (vujvlälän)
comparative	вуйла (vujla)	вуйвлӓлӓ (vujvlälä)
inessive	вуйышты (vujyšty)	вуйвлӓштӹ (vujvläštÿ)
illative (short)	вуйыш (vujyš)	вуйвлӓш (vujvläš)
illative (long)	вуйышкы (vujyšky)	вуйвлӓшкӹ (vujvläškÿ)
lative	вуйеш (vuješ)	вуйвлӓэш (vujvläeš)

Derived terms

nouns

• кӱвуй (küvuj)

 

References

• Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “вуй”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN
• K. I. Belyaev & P. P. Romashkin (1944) Русско-Марийский Словарь [Russian-Mari Dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Kozmodemyansk: Маргосиздатын Кырык-Мары Филиал, page 63