уж

See also: юж

Ingush

Etymology

Compare with Chechen уьш (üš)

Pronoun

уж • (už)

  1. third-person plural pronoun: they

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uʂ]
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Etymology 1

Adverb

уж • (už)

  1. already (shortened form of уже).
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old East Slavic ꙋжь (užĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (“snake”). Cognates include Latin anguis, Old Prussian angis, Lithuanian angis, Latvian odze, Old High German unc and Old Armenian աւձ (awj).

Noun

уж • (už) m anim (genitive ужа́, nominative plural ужи́, genitive plural уже́й)

  1. grass snake (Natrix natrix)
Declension
Declension of уж (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative у́ж
úž		 ужи́
uží
genitive ужа́
užá		 уже́й
užéj
dative ужу́
užú		 ужа́м
užám
accusative ужа́
užá		 уже́й
užéj
instrumental ужо́м
užóm		 ужа́ми
užámi
prepositional уже́
užé		 ужа́х
užáx

Udmurt

Etymology

A Permic word like Komi-Permyak удж (udž).

Noun

уж • (už)

  1. work
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