рог

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old Belarusian рогъ (roh), from Old East Slavic рогъ (rogŭ), from Proto-Slavic *rogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rox]

• Audio:

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Noun

рог • (roh) m inan (genitive ро́га, nominative plural ро́гі, genitive plural рог or раго́ў)

1. (zoology) horn (hard keratin projection in some animals)

Declension

Declension of рог (inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	рог roh	ро́гі róhi
genitive	ро́га róha	рог, раго́ў roh, rahóŭ
dative	ро́гу róhu	ро́гам róham
accusative	рог roh	ро́гі róhi
instrumental	ро́гам róham	ро́гамі róhami
locative	ро́зе rózje	ро́гах róhax
count form	—	ро́гі1 róhi1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Noun

рог • (roh) m inan (genitive рага́, nominative plural рагі́, genitive plural раго́ў)

1. outer corner

   Synonym: ву́гал (vúhal)

2. (music) horn

Declension

Declension of рог (inan velar masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	рог roh	рагі́ rahí
genitive	рага́ rahá	раго́ў rahóŭ
dative	рагу́ rahú	рага́м rahám
accusative	рог roh	рагі́ rahí
instrumental	раго́м rahóm	рага́мі rahámi
locative	рагу́ rahú	рага́х raháx
count form	—	рагі́1 rahí1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “рог” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

животински рога (1)

музикален инструмент рог (3)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔk]

Noun

рог • (rog) m (relational adjective ро́гов, diminutive ро́гче or рогце́)

1. (anatomy) horn
2. (figuratively, by similarity) prong, spike
3. (music) horn, bugle

   ловджийски рог ― lovdžijski rog ― huntsman's bugle

Declension

Declension of рог

	singular	plural
indefinite	рог rog	рога́, ро́гове1, роги́2 rogá, rógove1, rogí2
definite (subject form)	ро́гът rógǎt	рога́та, ро́говете1, роги́те2 rogáta, rógovete1, rogíte2
definite (object form)	ро́га róga
count form	—	ро́га, ро́гове1 róga, rógove1

¹Archaic.
²Dialectal.

Derived terms

nouns

• ро́гуша (róguša, “horned sheep”)
• ро́жков (róžkov)
• (instrumental noun) рога́тка (rogátka)
• рогле́ (roglé)
• рогу́ля (rogúlja)
• роже́ц (rožéc)

 

adjectives

• ро́жи (róži) (obsolete)
• ро́жък (róžǎk) (dialectal)
• рога́т (rogát)
• рогова́т (rogovát)

 

References

• “рог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “рог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “рогъ (ед.); ро́га, ро́гове (мн.)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 82
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рог”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 281
• “рогъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔk]

• Audio:

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• Homophone: рок (rok)
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

рог • (rog) m (diminutive рокче)

1. horn

   вит рог ― vit rog ― curved horn

   скршен рог ― skršen rog ― broken horn

   рог на изобилието (in mythology) ― rog na izobilieto ― cornucopia

Declension

Declension of рог

	singular	plural
indefinite	рог	рогови
definite unspecified	рогот	роговите
definite proximal	рогов	роговиве
definite distal	рогон	роговине
vocative	рогу	рогови
count form	—	рога

References

• “рог” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Ossetian

Adjective

рог • (rog)

1. light (of weight)

Russian

Alternative forms

• рогъ (rog) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rok]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: рок (rok)
• Rhymes: -ok

Noun

рог • (rog) m inan (genitive ро́га, nominative plural рога́, genitive plural рого́в, relational adjective рогово́й, diminutive рожо́к)

1. horn

   согну́ть в бара́ний рог ― sognútʹ v baránij rog ― to twist someone to one's will

   наставля́ть рога ― nastavljátʹ roga ― to cuckold

   ро́г изоби́лия ― róg izobílija ― horn of plenty, cornucopia

2. antler
3. bugle

Usage notes

The irregular plural рога́ is actually an old dual form.

Declension

Declension of рог (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-c irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ро́г róg	рога́△ rogá△
genitive	ро́га róga	рого́в rogóv
dative	ро́гу rógu	рога́м rogám
accusative	ро́г róg	рога́△ rogá△
instrumental	ро́гом rógom	рога́ми rogámi
prepositional	ро́ге róge	рога́х rogáx

^△ Irregular.

Derived terms

• носоро́г (nosoróg)
• единоро́г (jedinoróg)
• козеро́г (kozeróg)

Related terms

• безро́гий (bezrógij)
• отро́г (otróg)
• рога́тый (rogátyj)
• рогоно́сец (rogonósec)
• рожо́к (rožók)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rôːɡ/

Noun

ро̑г m (Latin spelling rȏg)

1. horn
2. antler
3. cornucopia

Declension

Declension of рог

	singular	plural
nominative	ро̑г	ро̀гови / ро̏зи
genitive	ро̏га	ро̀го̄ва̄ / ро̑га̄
dative	ро̏гу	ро̀говима / ро̏зима
accusative	ро̑г	ро̀гове / ро̏ге
vocative	ро̏же	ро̀гови / ро̏зи
locative	ро̀гу	ро̀говима / ро̏зима
instrumental	ро̏гом	ро̀говима / ро̏зима

Derived terms

• но̏сорог
• ро̀гат
• ро̀жнат

Further reading

• “рог”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024