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, relational adjective гужево́й)

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

	singular	plural
nominative	гу́ж gúž	гужи́ guží
genitive	гужа́ gužá	гуже́й gužéj
dative	гужу́ gužú	гужа́м gužám
accusative	гу́ж gúž	гужи́ guží
instrumental	гужо́м gužóm	гужа́ми gužámi
prepositional	гуже́ gužé	гужа́х gužáx

Declension of гуж (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

Related terms

• гужево́й (guževój)

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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025