муж

See also: мѫжь

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• muž — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), мужь (mužĭ), from Old Ruthenian мужъ (muž), from Proto-Slavic *mǫ̑žь. Cognate with Russian and Ukrainian муж (muž).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muʂ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uʂ
• Hyphenation: муж

Noun

муж • (muž) m pers (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужы́, genitive plural мужо́ў, relational adjective му́жаў)

1. husband (a married man in relation to his wife)

   Coordinate term: жо́нка (žónka)

2. (literary) man

   Synonym: мужчы́на (mužčýna)

Declension

Declension of муж (pr hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	муж muž	мужы́ mužý
genitive	му́жа múža	мужо́ў mužóŭ
dative	му́жу múžu	мужа́м mužám
accusative	му́жа múža	мужо́ў mužóŭ
instrumental	му́жам múžam	мужа́мі mužámi
locative	му́жу múžu	мужа́х mužáx
count form	—	му́жы1 múžy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

adjectives

• му́жны (múžny)

 

References

• “муж”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “муж” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь.

Noun

муж • (muž)

1. man (adult male)

Mongolian

Mongolian	Cyrillic
ᠮᠤᠵᠢ (muǰi)	муж (muž)

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /mʊt͡ɕ/, [mo̙t͡ɕ]

Etymology 1

From Classical Mongolian ᠮᠤᠵᠢ (muǰi), from Proto-Mongolic *muji. Cognate with Buryat можо (možo), Daur moj.

Noun

муж • (muž); (regular declension)

1. province (administrative division)

   Хэбэй муж

   Xebej muž

   Hebei province

2. area

Usage notes

• Муж (Muž) is not an official administrative division of Mongolia, it is mostly used to refer to divisions in other countries.
• For provinces of Mongolia аймаг (ajmag) is used.

Declension

Declension of муж (а-harmonic regular ууд-pl) 

attributive	муж muž
	singular / indefinite	definite plural
nominative	муж muž	мужууд mužuud
genitive	мужийн mužiin	мужуудын mužuudyn
accusative	мужийг mužiig	мужуудыг mužuudyg
dative-locative	мужид mužid	мужуудад mužuudad
ablative	мужаас mužaas	мужуудаас mužuudaas
instrumental	мужаар mužaar	мужуудаар mužuudaar
comitative	мужтай mužtaj	мужуудтай mužuudtaj
privative	мужгүй mužgüj	мужуудгүй mužuudgüj
directive	муж руу muž ruu	мужууд руу mužuud ruu

Reflexive possessive forms 

	singular / indefinite	definite plural
nominative	мужаа mužaa	мужуудаа mužuudaa
genitive	мужийнхаа mužiinxaa	мужуудынхаа mužuudynxaa
accusative	мужийгаа mužiigaa	мужуудыгаа mužuudygaa
dative-locative	муждаа muždaa	мужууддаа mužuuddaa
ablative	мужаасаа mužaasaa	мужуудаасаа mužuudaasaa
instrumental	мужаараа mužaaraa	мужуудаараа mužuudaaraa
comitative	мужтайгаа mužtajgaa	мужуудтайгаа mužuudtajgaa
privative	мужгүйгээ mužgüjgee	мужуудгүйгээ mužuudgüjgee
directive	муж руугаа muž ruugaa	мужууд руугаа mužuud ruugaa

independent genitive	singular / indefinite	definite plural
singular possession	мужийнх mužiinx	мужуудынх mužuudynx
collective possession	мужийнхан mužiinxan	мужуудынхан mužuudynxan

Etymology 2

Noun

муж • (muž)

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Etymology 3

Adjective

муж • (muž)

1. odd

Etymology 4

Verb

муж • (muž)

1. imperative of мужих (mužix)

Russian

Alternative forms

• мужъ (muž) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-, whence English man.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [muʂ]

Noun

муж • (muž) m anim (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужья́, genitive plural муже́й, diminutive муженёк)

1. husband

   Synonym: супру́г (suprúg)

   Antonyms: жена́ f (žená), супру́га f (suprúga)

Declension

Declension of муж (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	му́ж múž	мужья́△ mužʹjá△
genitive	му́жа múža	муже́й△ mužéj△
dative	му́жу múžu	мужья́м△ mužʹjám△
accusative	му́жа múža	муже́й△ mužéj△
instrumental	му́жем múžem	мужья́ми△ mužʹjámi△
prepositional	му́же múže	мужья́х△ mužʹjáx△

^△ Irregular.

Noun

муж • (muž) m anim (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужи́, genitive plural муже́й)

1. (dated, poetic) man

Declension

Declension of муж (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	му́ж múž	мужи́ muží
genitive	му́жа múža	муже́й mužéj
dative	му́жу múžu	мужа́м mužám
accusative	му́жа múža	муже́й mužéj
instrumental	му́жем múžem	мужа́ми mužámi
prepositional	му́же múže	мужа́х mužáx

Related terms

• му́жний (múžnij)
• мужско́й (mužskój)
• му́жество (múžestvo)
• мужчи́на (mužčína)
• заму́жество (zamúžestvo)

References

• Isačenko, A. V. (1954‒1965) Грамматический строй русского языка в сопоставлении с словацким: Морфология: I‒II [Grammatical Structure of the Russian Language in Comparison to Slovak. Morphology. Pr. 1 & 2] (in Russian), Bratislava: Slovak Academy of Sciences; ‎^[1]2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Сultures, 2003, →ISBN, page 78

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mûːʒ/

Noun

му̑ж m (Latin spelling mȗž)

1. husband

   Synonym: су̏пруг

2. (regional) man (an adult human male)
3. (regional, archaic) peasant, farmer, villager

Declension

Declension of муж

	singular	plural
nominative	муж	мужеви
genitive	мужа	мужева
dative	мужу	мужевима
accusative	мужа	мужеве
vocative	мужу	мужеви
locative	мужу	мужевима
instrumental	мужем	мужевима

References

• “муж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muʒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

муж • (muž) m pers (genitive му́жа, nominative plural мужі́, genitive plural мужі́в)

1. husband
2. (dated) man

Declension

Declension of муж (pers semisoft masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	муж muž	мужі́ muží
genitive	му́жа múža	мужі́в mužív
dative	му́жеві, му́жу múževi, múžu	мужа́м mužám
accusative	му́жа múža	мужі́в mužív
instrumental	му́жем múžem	мужа́ми mužámy
locative	му́жеві, му́жі múževi, múži	мужа́х mužáx
vocative	му́же múže	мужі́ muží

Synonyms

• чолові́к (čolovík)
• супру́г (suprúh, “husband, spouse”)

Antonyms

• жі́нка (žínka, “woman, wife”)
• дружи́на (družýna, “wife”)
• супру́га (suprúha, “wife, spouse”)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “муж”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka