ґузел
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ. Possibly morphologically conflated with Old Slovak kúzel (“magic spells, incantation”). Cognate with Slovak uzol. Compare Polish guzeł.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡuzɛl]
- Rhymes: -uzɛl
- Hyphenation: ґу‧зел
Noun
ґузел (guzel) m inan (diminutive ґужлїк, related adjective ґузловати)
- knot
- Ґордийов ґузел ― Gordijov guzel ― Gordian knot
- node
- knob, knot, excrescence (of trees)
- joint (of corn stems)
- (transport, rail transport) junction
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ґузел (guzel) | ґузли (guzli) |
| genitive | ґузла (guzla) | ґузлох (guzlox) |
| dative | ґузлу (guzlu) | ґузлом (guzlom) |
| accusative | ґузел (guzel) | ґузли (guzli) |
| instrumental | ґузлом (guzlom) | ґузлами (guzlami) |
| locative | ґузлу / ґужлє (guzlu / gužlje) | ґузлох (guzlox) |
| vocative | ґужлє (gužlje) | ґузли (guzli) |
Related terms
verbs
- ґужлїц impf (gužljic)
- розґужлїц pf (rozgužljic)
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “ґузел”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “knot”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 161