ужъ
Old Ruthenian
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ужъ (sense 1)
Alternative forms
- вужъ (vuž)
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *h₂éngʷʰis |
Inherited from Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ǫ̃žь (“snake”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis.[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian уж (už), Polish wąż, Lithuanian angìs, Latin anguis.
Noun
ужъ • (už) m animal
- grass snake (Natrix natrix) or more rarely any snake
- (figuratively) devil (in the form of the tempter serpent)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “вуж”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 437
- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “вуж”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 494
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “вуж₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 211
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2014), “ужъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 34 (тресолнечный – умопомятенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 284
- Tymchenko, E. K. (2003) “ужъ”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (О – Я), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 420
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