дужы

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian дужий (dužij),[1] from Proto-Slavic *dužь.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈduʐɨ]
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  • Rhymes: -uʐɨ
  • Hyphenation: ду‧жы

Adjective

ду́жы • (dúžy)

  1. strong (possessing great physical strength)
    Synonym: мо́цны (mócny)
  2. (colloquial) large, of great size or magnitude

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1989), “дужий, дужый”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 9 (дорогоценный – жеребей), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, →ISBN, page 98
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “дужы”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika

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