мозг
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás (“marrow; brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
мозг • (mozh) m inan (genitive мо́зга, nominative plural мазгі́, genitive plural мазго́ў)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Declension of мозг (inan velar masc-form accent-c)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | мозг mozh |
мазгі́ mazhí |
genitive | мо́зга mózha |
мазго́ў mazhóŭ |
dative | мо́згу mózhu |
мазга́м mazhám |
accusative | мозг mozh |
мазгі́ mazhí |
instrumental | мо́згам mózham |
мазга́мі mazhámi |
locative | мо́згу mózhu |
мазга́х mazháx |
count form | — | мо́згі1 mózhi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms edit
- мазгавы́ (mazhavý)
References edit
Further reading edit
- “мозг” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “мозг”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- "мозг" in Valentyna Pashkevich's English-Belarusian dictionary (Taraškievica orthography) at Verbum
Russian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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)
Declension edit
Declension of мозг (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c)
Derived terms edit
- мозгова́ть (mozgovátʹ)
- мозгови́тый (mozgovítyj)
- мозжечо́к (mozžečók)
Descendants edit
- → Karelian:
- South Karelian: mozgu