мозг

• мо́заг (mózah), мо́зак (mózak) — obsolete

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

• IPA^(key): [mosk]

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• IPA^(key): [mosx]

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

1. brain

• 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.

• мазгавы́ (mazhavý)

• “мозг” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “мозг”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• "мозг" in Valentyna Pashkevich's English-Belarusian dictionary (Taraškievica orthography) at Verbum

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ.

мозг • (mozg) m

1. obsolete form of мо́зък (mózǎk, “marrow”)

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мозг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 205
• “мозгъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

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 (maġz), Dutch merg, English marrow.

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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

   • 1934, Константин Вагинов [Konstantin Vaginov], “Глава 4. Зелёный дом”, in Гарпагониана; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):

     — Ведь вот, существу́ет институ́т мо́зга, — сказа́л Анфе́ртьев, обра́довавшись, что нашёл собесе́дника, — Ему́ несомне́нно сны нужны́, но как связа́ться с ним? Вот я и не поду́мал.

     — Vedʹ vot, suščestvújet institút mózga, — skazál Anfértʹjev, obrádovavšisʹ, što našól sobesédnika, — Jemú nesomnénno sny nužný, no kak svjazátʹsja s nim? Vot ja i ne podúmal.

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

• мозгова́ть (mozgovátʹ)
• мозгови́тый (mozgovítyj)
• мозжечо́к (mozžečók)
• надмозг (nadmozg)

• → Armenian: մոզգ (mozg)
• → Georgian: მოზგი (mozgi)
• → Karelian:
  • South Karelian: mozgu