угорь

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuɡərʲ]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫgořь.

Noun

у́горь • (úgorʹ) m anim (genitive угря́, nominative plural угри́, genitive plural угре́й)

1. eel

Declension

Declension of у́горь (anim masc-form soft-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	у́горь úgorʹ	угри́ ugrí
genitive	угря́ ugrjá	угре́й ugréj
dative	угрю́ ugrjú	угря́м ugrjám
accusative	угря́ ugrjá	угре́й ugréj
instrumental	угрём ugrjóm	угря́ми ugrjámi
prepositional	угре́ ugré	угря́х ugrjáx

Derived terms

• угорёк (ugorjók, noun) (diminutive)
• угрёвый (ugrjóvyj, adjective)

Compounds:

• морско́й угорь m anim (morskój ugorʹ)
• речно́й угорь m anim (rečnój ugorʹ)
• электри́ческий угорь m anim (elektríčeskij ugorʹ)

Related terms

• уж m anim (už)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫgrъ. Outside Slavic, cognate with Lithuanian ankštiras. It is not known whether the two senses of the word are cognate. Folk etymology suggests that a blackhead, when squeezed out, resembles an eel in its elongated form, hence the origin of the second sense.

Noun

у́горь • (úgorʹ) m inan (genitive угря́, nominative plural угри́, genitive plural угре́й, relational adjective угрево́й)

1. blackhead, comedo, acne, pimple

Declension

Declension of у́горь (inan masc-form soft-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	у́горь úgorʹ	угри́ ugrí
genitive	угря́ ugrjá	угре́й ugréj
dative	угрю́ ugrjú	угря́м ugrjám
accusative	у́горь úgorʹ	угри́ ugrí
instrumental	угрём ugrjóm	угря́ми ugrjámi
prepositional	угре́ ugré	угря́х ugrjáx

Derived terms

• угрик (ugrik, noun) (diminutive)
• угрева́тый (ugrevátyj, adjective)
• угрево́й (ugrevój, adjective)
• угри́стый (ugrístyj, adjective)

See also

• прыщ (pryšč) (prýšč) m
• пры́щик (prýščik) (prýščik) m

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “угорь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “угорь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 282
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “угорь”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 283
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “угорь”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
• Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989), “угорь”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 445
  • See: Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989), “уж”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 446

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “угорь”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.