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Etymology

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From late Proto-Slavic *mъrda, possibly from an Iranian language.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmordə]
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Noun

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мо́рда (mórdaf inan (genitive мо́рды, nominative plural мо́рды, genitive plural морд, diminutive мо́рдочка)

  1. face of an animal, muzzle, snout
    мо́рда ко́шкиmórda kóškicat snout
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) face of a person (usually ugly), mug
    Synonyms: ро́жа (róža), ха́ря (xárja), ры́ло (rýlo); (taboo) еба́ло (jebálo), еба́льник (jebálʹnik), еба́льце (jebálʹce)

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: morda

References

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  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “морда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

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  • Saradževa, L. A. (1984) “Заметки по армяно-славянской этимологии [Remarks on Armeno-Slavonic Etymology]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎[1] (in Russian), number 1, pages 158–159

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From late Proto-Slavic *mъrda, possibly from an Iranian language.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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мо́рда (mórdaf inan (genitive мо́рди, nominative plural мо́рди, genitive plural морд, diminutive мо́рдочка)

  1. snout, muzzle, face (of an animal)
  2. (familiar) face, fizzog, phizog, mush (front part of the head of a human)
  3. (derogatory) mug, ugly mug
    Synonyms: пи́сок m (pýsok), ри́ло n (rýlo)

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “морда”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 512

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