ґузел

See also: гүзәл and güzel

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫzlъ. Possibly morphologically conflated with Old Slovak kúzel (“magic spells, incantation”). Cognate with Slovak uzol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡuzɛl]
• Rhymes: -uzɛl
• Hyphenation: ґу‧зел

Noun

ґузел (guzel) m inan (related adjective ґузловати)

1. knot

   Ґордийов ґузел ― Gordijov guzel ― Gordian knot

2. node
3. knob, knot, excrescence (of trees)
4. joint (of corn stems)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “ґузел”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “knot”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 161