гуж

Lezgi

Noun

гуж • (guž)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫžь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡuʂ]

Noun

гуж • (guž) m inan (genitive гужа́, nominative plural гужи́, genitive plural гуже́й, relational adjective гужево́й)

tug
взялся за гуж
не говори́, что не дюж (proverb)
vzjalsja za guž
ne govorí, što ne djuž
if you pledge, don't hedge;
if a job is once begun, never leave it till it's done

Declension

Declension of гуж (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	гу́ж gúž	гужи́ guží
genitive	гужа́ gužá	гуже́й gužéj
dative	гужу́ gužú	гужа́м gužám
accusative	гу́ж gúž	гужи́ guží
instrumental	гужо́м gužóm	гужа́ми gužámi
prepositional	гуже́ gužé	гужа́х gužáx

Related terms

гужево́й (guževój)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡûːʒ/

Noun

гу̑ж m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling gȗž)

Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus, syn. Coluber longissimus)
(in the plural) Colubridae

References

“гуж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025