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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás (marrow; brain), from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mosk]
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  • IPA(key): [mosx]
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Noun

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мозг (mozhm inan (genitive мо́зга, nominative plural мазгі́, genitive plural мазго́ў)

  1. brain

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  • Together with лязг (ljazh), мозг (mozh) is a rather unique phonetically awkward word.[1] There are even claims that historically only the plural form was actually correct in the Belarusian language. Nonetheless, modern dictionaries attest the singular form.

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ.

Noun

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мозг (mozgm

  1. Obsolete form of мо́зък (mózǎk, marrow).

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *masgás (marrow; brain), from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós. Cognate with Polish mózg, Serbo-Croatian мозак (mozak), Persian مغز (mağz), Dutch merg, English marrow.

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Noun

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мозг (mozgm inan (genitive мо́зга, nominative plural мозги́, genitive plural мозго́в, relational adjective мозгово́й)

  1. (anatomy) brain; marrow
    головно́й мозгgolovnój mozgcerebrum
    спинно́й мо́згspinnój mózgspinal cord
    ко́стный мозгkóstnyj mozgbone marrow
    продолгова́тый мозгprodolgovátyj mozgmedulla oblongata
  2. (in the plural) brains (usually as food)

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