угоръ

Old Ruthenian
угоръ (sense 1)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic *ѫгорь (*ǫgorĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ǫgořь ~ *ǫgъřь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *angurjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-ur-yos (“snake-like; eel”), from *h₂éngʷʰ-, whence also *h₂éngʷʰis (“snake”).[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian у́горь (úgorʹ), Czech úhoř, Lithuanian ungurỹs.

Noun

угоръ • (uhor) m animal

  1. eel
  • єжъ (jež, “hedgehog”)
  • ужъ (už, “grass snake”)

Descendants
  • Belarusian: вуго́р (vuhór); уго́р (uhór) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: вуго́р (vuhór); ву́гор (vúhor), у́гор (úhor) (dialectal)

References
  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “вуго́р”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 436
  2. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “вуго́р”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 492
  3. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “вуго́р₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 208

Further reading
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2017), “угорь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 37 (чорное – ящыкъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 234
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