muž

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech muž, from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmuʃ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: muž
• Rhymes: -uʃ

Noun

muž m anim

1. man (an adult male human)

   Antonym: žena

2. husband

   Synonyms: manžel, choť

   Antonyms: manželka, žena

   Muž tančí se ženou. ― The man is dancing with his wife.

Further reading

• “muž”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “muž”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “muž”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʃ/

Noun

muž m anim (diminutive mužack)

1. (literary) man (adult male human)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *man-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmuʒ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmuʃ/

Noun

muž m pers

1. man (an adult male human)
2. husband

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “muž”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *man-, cognates to Slovene mož and Czech muž.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mûːʒ/

Noun

mȗž m (Cyrillic spelling му̑ж)

1. husband

   Synonym: sȕprug

2. (regional) man (an adult human male)
3. (regional, archaic) peasant, farmer, villager

References

• “muž”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mangjás, from Proto-Indo-European *man-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [muʃ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uʃ

Noun

muž m pers (genitive singular muža, nominative plural muži, genitive plural mužov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. man (an adult male human)
2. husband

References

• “muž”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuʃ/
• Rhymes: -uʃ
• Hyphenation: muž
• Syllabification: muž

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫ̑žь.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “muž” in Soblex