мусор

Russian

Alternative forms

му́соръ (músor) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmusər]
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Etymology 1

According to Trubachyov, cognate with dialectal бу́сор, бу́сырь, бу́сорь (búsor, búsyrʹ, búsorʹ, “junk”), and probably borrowed from a Turkic language with alternation between /b/ and /m/.

Noun

му́сор • (músor) m inan (genitive му́сора, uncountable, related adjective му́сорный, diminutive мусоро́к)

garbage, debris, refuse
Synonyms: отбро́с (otbrós), отхо́ды (otxódy), сор (sor), хлам (xlam)

Declension

Declension of му́сор (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular
nominative	му́сор músor
genitive	му́сора músora
dative	му́сору músoru
accusative	му́сор músor
instrumental	му́сором músorom
prepositional	му́соре músore
partitive	му́сору músoru

References

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

Etymology 2

From the pre-1917 acronym МУС (MUS) for Моско́вский уголо́вный сыск (Moskóvskij ugolóvnyj sysk, “Moscow Criminal Detective Department”).

Noun

му́сор • (músor) m anim (genitive му́сора, nominative plural мусора́, genitive plural мусоро́в, diminutive мусоро́к)

(slang, derogatory) cop, pig (policeman)
Synonyms: мент (ment), лега́вый (legávyj), фарао́н (faraón); (neutral term) полице́йский (policéjskij), милиционе́р (milicionér)

Antonym: вор (vor)

Declension

Declension of му́сор (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-c irreg)

	singular	plural
nominative	му́сор músor	мусора́^△ musorá^△
genitive	му́сора músora	мусоро́в musoróv
dative	му́сору músoru	мусора́м musorám
accusative	му́сора músora	мусоро́в musoróv
instrumental	му́сором músorom	мусора́ми musorámi
prepositional	му́соре músore	мусора́х musoráx

^△Irregular.

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