мѫжь

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• моужь (mužĭ), мѫжъ (mǫžŭ)
• ⰿⱘⰶⱐ (mǫžĭ) — Glagolitic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫžь.

Noun

мѫжь • (mǫžĭ) m

1. man
2. male
3. husband
   • from the Story of Ahikar:

     нь блоуди се ѿ блоуда паче и ѿ моужате жене да не приде гьневь б҃жы на те.

     nĭ bludi se otŭ bluda pače i otŭ mužate žene da ne pride gĭnevĭ b:žy na te.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of мѫжь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	мѫж{{{2}}}ь mǫž{{{2}}}ĭ	мѫж{{{2}}}ꙗ mǫž{{{2}}}ja	мѫж{{{2}}}и mǫž{{{2}}}i
genitive	мѫж{{{2}}}ꙗ mǫž{{{2}}}ja	мѫж{{{2}}}ю mǫž{{{2}}}ju	мѫж{{{2}}}ь mǫž{{{2}}}ĭ
dative	мѫж{{{2}}}ю, мѫж{{{2}}}еви mǫž{{{2}}}ju, mǫž{{{2}}}evi	мѫж{{{2}}}ема mǫž{{{2}}}ema	мѫж{{{2}}}емъ mǫž{{{2}}}emŭ
accusative	мѫж{{{2}}}ь, мѫж{{{2}}}ꙗ mǫž{{{2}}}ĭ, mǫž{{{2}}}ja	мѫж{{{2}}}ꙗ mǫž{{{2}}}ja	мѫж{{{2}}}ѧ mǫž{{{2}}}ę
instrumental	мѫж{{{2}}}емь mǫž{{{2}}}emĭ	мѫж{{{2}}}ема mǫž{{{2}}}ema	мѫж{{{2}}}и mǫž{{{2}}}i
locative	мѫж{{{2}}}и mǫž{{{2}}}i	мѫж{{{2}}}ю mǫž{{{2}}}ju	мѫж{{{2}}}ихъ mǫž{{{2}}}ixŭ
vocative	мѫж{{{2}}}ю mǫž{{{2}}}ju	мѫж{{{2}}}ꙗ mǫž{{{2}}}ja	мѫж{{{2}}}и mǫž{{{2}}}i

See also

Old Church Slavic family terms

отьчьство (otĭčĭstvo, “family”)	Male	Female
parent родител҄ь (roditelʹĭ)	отьць (otĭcĭ), авва (avva, “father”)	мати (mati, “mother”)
sibling	братръ (bratrŭ, “brother”)	сестра (sestra, “sister”)
child	сꙑнъ (synŭ, “son”)	дъщи (dŭšti, “daughter”)
grandparent	дѣдъ (dědŭ, “grandfather”)	баба (baba, “grandmother”)
grandchild	въноукъ (vŭnukŭ, “grandson”)	– (“granddaughter”)
great-grandparent	прѣдѣдъ (prědědŭ, “great-grandfather”)	– (“great-grandmother”)
mother's sibling	оуи (ui, “maternal uncle”)	– (“maternal aunt”)
father's sibling	стрꙑи (stryi, “paternal uncle”)	– (“paternal aunt”)
sibling's child	братанъ (bratanŭ), сꙑновь (synovĭ), сꙑновьць (synovĭcĭ, “nephew”)	братана (bratana, “niece”)
cousin	братоучѧдъ (bratučędŭ, “male cousin”)	братоучѧда (bratučęda, “female cousin”)
spouse	мѫжь (mǫžĭ), чрьтожьникъ (črĭtožĭnikŭ), малъженъ (malŭženŭ, “husband”)	жена (žena), чрьтожьница (črĭtožĭnica), съложь (sŭložĭ, “wife”)
parent of wife	тьсть (tĭstĭ, “father-in-law (wife's father)”)	тьща (tĭšta, “mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	свекръ (svekrŭ, “father-in-law (husband's father)”)	свекрꙑ (svekry, “mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of husband	дєвєръ (deverŭ, “brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	зълꙑ (zŭly, “sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	зѧть (zętĭ, “son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	снъха (snŭxa, “daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	етрꙑ (etry), кѫпетра (kǫpetra, “sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)
stepchild	пасторъкъ (pastorŭkŭ, “stepson”)	– (“stepdaughter”)
step-parent	отьчимъ (otĭčimŭ, “stepfather”)	мащеха (maštexa, “stepmother”)

Derived terms

• безмѫжьнъ (bezmǫžĭnŭ)
• мѫжати (mǫžati)
• мѫжатица (mǫžatica)
• мѫжеблажьствие (mǫžeblažĭstvie)
• мѫжеженъ (mǫžeženŭ)
• мѫжеложие (mǫželožie)
• мѫжьство (mǫžĭstvo)

Descendants

• Bulgarian: мъж (mǎž)

References

• Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎^[1], София

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Old East Slavic

Мѫжь (1).

Alternative forms

• (Late East Slavic) мужь (mužĭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫžь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic мѫжь (mǫžĭ) and Old Polish mąż.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmõʑɪ/
  • Hyphenation: мѫ‧жь
• IPA^(key): /ˈmuʑ/
  • Hyphenation: мѫжь

Noun

мѫжь (mǫžĭ) m

1. man
2. husband

Declension

Declension of мѫжь (soft o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	мѫжь mǫžĭ	мѫжа mǫža	мѫжи mǫži
Genitive	мѫжа mǫža	мѫжу mǫžu	мѫжь mǫžĭ
Dative	мѫжу mǫžu	мѫжема mǫžema	мѫжемъ mǫžemŭ
Accusative	мѫжь mǫžĭ	мѫжа mǫža	мѫжѣ mǫžě
Instrumental	мѫжьмь mǫžĭmĭ	мѫжема mǫžema	мѫжи mǫži
Locative	мѫжи mǫži	мѫжу mǫžu	мѫжихъ mǫžixŭ
Vocative	мѫжу mǫžu	мѫжа mǫža	мѫжи mǫži

Coordinate terms

• (man): жена (žena, “woman”)
• (husband): жена (žena, “wife”)

Descendants

• Belarusian: муж (muž)
• Russian: муж (muž)
• Carpathian Rusyn: муж (muž)
• Ukrainian: муж (muž)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1902) “мужь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[2] (in Russian), volume 2 (Л – П), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 189