mózg

See also: mozg

Polish

mózg

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /musk/

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• Rhymes: -usk
• Syllabification: mózg

Noun

mózg m inan (diminutive móżdżek, related adjective mózgowy)

1. (neuroanatomy) brain (control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action)
2. (figurative) brain (seat of thought and reason, the ability to think, comprehend, understand)
3. (figurative) mastermind (person responsible for the highest level of planning and execution of a major operation)
4. (figurative, of people) used to assess someone's mental capacity, knowledge, and intelligence

Declension

Declension of mózg

	singular	plural
nominative	mózg	mózgi
genitive	mózgu	mózgów
dative	mózgowi	mózgom
accusative	mózg	mózgi
instrumental	mózgiem	mózgami
locative	mózgu	mózgach
vocative	mózgu	mózgi

Derived terms

adjectives

• bezmózgi

 

nouns

• bezmózg
• bezmózgowie
• bezmózgowiec
• mózgowie
• mózgowiec

 

verbs

• odmóżdżać impf
• odmóżdżyć pf

 

Further reading

• mózg in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mózg in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• mózg in PWN's encyclopedia