гуж

Avar

Etymology

From Turkic, compare Azerbaijani güc.

Noun

гуж • (guž)

  1. power
  2. force
  3. strength

Lezgi

Noun

гуж • (guž)

  1. force
  2. strength

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫžь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡuʂ]

Noun

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

  1. 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

  • гужевой (guževoj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡûːʒ/

Noun

гу̑ж m (Latin spelling gȗž)

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

References

  • гуж” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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