мозг

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás (“marrow; brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mosk]
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  • IPA(key): [mosx]
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Noun

мозг • (mozh) m inan (genitive мо́зга, nominative plural мазгі́, genitive plural мазго́ў)

  1. brain

Usage notes

  • 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

Derived terms

  • мазгавы́ (mazhavý)

References

Further reading

Russian

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [mosk]
  • (file)

Noun

мозг • (mozg) m inan (genitive мо́зга, nominative plural мозги́, genitive plural мозго́в, relational adjective мозгово́й)

  1. (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
  2. (in the plural) brains (usually as food)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Karelian:
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