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гуж

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nounmasculineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    tug, harness loop

    Взя́лся за гуж, не говори́, что не дюж.

    Once you've taken hold of the tug, don't say you're not strong enough.

    Part of a traditional Russian horse harness; best known from the proverb «Взялся за гуж, не говори, что не дюж» (roughly 'in for a penny, in for a pound').

  • 2.

    horse-drawn haulage, cartage by draught animals

    Зерно́ вози́ли в го́род гужо́м.

    The grain was hauled to town by horse and cart.

    Chiefly in the instrumental form гужом 'by horse and cart'.

  • 3.

    (rareloop, eye

    Кана́т закрепи́ли за гуж.

    They fastened the rope to the loop.

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

гу́ж

гужи́

Gen.Genitive

гужа́

гуже́й

Dat.Dative

гужу́

гужа́м

Acc.Accusative

гу́ж

гужи́

Inst.Instrumental

гужо́м

гужа́ми

Prep.Prepositional

гуже́

гужа́х

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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.