мъж

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic мѫжь (mǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɤʃ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

мъж • (mǎžm (diminutive мъжле́)

  1. man (adult male person)
  2. husband (male spouse)

Declension

Declension of мъж
singular plural
indefinite мъж
mǎž
мъже́
mǎžé
definite
(subject form)
мъжъ́т
mǎžǎ́t
мъже́те
mǎžéte
definite
(object form)
мъжа́
mǎžá
vocative form мъ́жо
mǎ́žo
мъже́
mǎžé

Alternative forms

  • маж (maž), муж (muž), мо̂ж (môž)with dialectal reflexes of nasal -ǫ-

Derived terms

verbs
  • (causative) възмъ́жавам (vǎzmǎ́žavam)
  • (stative) мъже́я се (mǎžéja se)
  • (causative-iterative) мъ́жя (mǎ́žja)
  • омъ́жвам се (omǎ́žvam se, to get a man, to marry)
  • премъ́жвам се (premǎ́žvam se, to get married a second time)
nouns
  • (augmentative) мъжа́га (mǎžága)
  • (abstract noun) мъжество́ (mǎžestvó)
  • (instrumental noun) мъже́ц (mǎžéc)
  • (augmentative) мъжи́ще (mǎžíšte)
  • (agent noun) мъжка́р (mǎžkár, male)
  • (augmentative) мъжчи́на (mǎžčína)
adjectives
  • мъжа́т (mǎžát)
  • мъ́жев (mǎ́žev)
  • мъ́жки (mǎ́žki)
  • мъжо́вен (mǎžóven)
  • мъ́жчав (mǎ́žčav)

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