ужъ

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Old Ruthenian

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ужъ (sense 1)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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PIE word
*h₂éngʷʰis

Inherited from Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ǫ̃žь (snake), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis.[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian уж (), Polish wąż, Lithuanian angìs, Latin anguis.

Noun

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ужъ (m animal

  1. grass snake (Natrix natrix) or more rarely any snake
  2. (figuratively) devil (in the form of the tempter serpent)

Derived terms

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adjectives
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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: вуж (vuž)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: уж ()
  • Ukrainian: вуж (vuž), уж ()

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “вуж”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 437
  2. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “вуж”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 494
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “вуж₁”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 211

Further reading

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  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2014), “ужъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 34 (тресолнечный – умопомятенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 284
  • Tymchenko, E. K. (2003) “ужъ”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (О – Я), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 420