разум

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *orzumъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrazʊm]

Noun

ра́зум • (rázum) m

1. (uncountable) the power of comprehending, inferring, or thinking especially in orderly rational ways, reason, intelligence, mind, wit, intellect
2. (countable) an entity that has that power, a mind, an intelligence

Declension

Declension of ра́зум

	singular	plural
indefinite	ра́зум rázum	ра́зуми rázumi
definite (subject form)	ра́зумът rázumǎt	ра́зумите rázumite
definite (object form)	ра́зума rázuma
count form	—	ра́зума rázuma

Synonyms

• ум (um), интелект (intelekt)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic разоумъ (razumŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orzumъ, equivalent to modern раз- (raz-) +‎ ум (um). Probably a biblical calque of Ancient Greek διάνοια (diánoia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrazum]

Noun

разум • (razum) m (related adjective разумен)

1. reason, mind
2. capacity of thought: intelligence, understanding

Declension

Declension of разум

	singular	plural
indefinite	разум	разуми
definite unspecified	разумот	разумите
definite proximal	разумов	разумиве
definite distal	разумон	разумине
vocative	разуму	разуми
count form	—	разума

Related terms

• разумен (razumen)
• ум (um)

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic разумъ (razumŭ), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic разоумъ (razumŭ), from Proto-Slavic *orzumъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrazʊm]

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Noun

ра́зум • (rázum) m inan (genitive ра́зума, nominative plural ра́зумы, genitive plural ра́зумов)

1. reason, mind, intellect

   Synonyms: интелле́кт (intellékt), рассу́док (rassúdok), ум (um)

   ум за ра́зум захо́дит ― um za rázum zaxódit ― losing one's mind

   научи́ть уму́-ра́зуму ― naučítʹ umú-rázumu ― to teach smb. some good sense

Declension

Declension of ра́зум (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ра́зум rázum	ра́зумы rázumy
genitive	ра́зума rázuma	ра́зумов rázumov
dative	ра́зуму rázumu	ра́зумам rázumam
accusative	ра́зум rázum	ра́зумы rázumy
instrumental	ра́зумом rázumom	ра́зумами rázumami
prepositional	ра́зуме rázume	ра́зумах rázumax

Related terms

• разуме́ть (razumétʹ)
• разу́мный (razúmnyj)
• ум (um)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “разум”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *orzumъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râzuːm/
• Hyphenation: ра‧зум

Noun

ра̏зӯм m (Latin spelling rȁzūm)

1. (uncountable) reason, mind, intellect

Declension

Declension of разум

	singular
nominative	разум
genitive	разума
dative	разуму
accusative	разум
vocative	разуме
locative	разуму
instrumental	разумом

Derived terms

• ра̏зӯман
• разу̀мљив
• ра̏зӯмно̄ст
• здравора̀зӯмскӣ