мозг

Belarusian

Alternative forms

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

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. 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

Declension of мозг (inan velar masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	мозг mozh	мазгі́ mazhí
genitive	мо́зга mózha	мазго́ў mazhóŭ
dative	мо́згу mózhu	мазга́м mazhám
accusative	мозг mozh	мазгі́ mazhí
instrumental	мо́згам mózham	мазга́мі mazhámi
locative	мо́згу mózhu	мазга́х mazháx
count form	—	мо́згі1 mózhi1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• мазгавы́ (mazhavý)

Further reading

• “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

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ.

Noun

мозг • (mozg) m

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

References

• 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 [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

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]

• Audio:

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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

Declension of мозг (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	мо́зг mózg	мозги́ mozgí
genitive	мо́зга mózga	мозго́в mozgóv
dative	мо́згу mózgu	мозга́м mozgám
accusative	мо́зг mózg	мозги́ mozgí
instrumental	мо́згом mózgom	мозга́ми mozgámi
prepositional	мо́зге mózge	мозга́х mozgáx
locative	мозгу́ mozgú

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Karelian:
  • South Karelian: mozgu