Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grǫzъ, itself possibly deverbal of *gręzti (to sink). Compare Ukrainian грузь (hruzʹ) and Polish grąz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡrus]
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Noun

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груз (gruzm inan (genitive гру́за, nominative plural гру́зы, genitive plural гру́зов, relational adjective грузово́й)

  1. weight, load
    Synonym: тя́жесть f (tjážestʹ, heavy load)
  2. (figuratively) burden
    Synonym: бре́мя (brémja)
  3. (engineering) weight, counterweight
  4. cargo, freight, lading
    Synonym: ка́рго n (kárgo)

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “груз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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