уж

See also: юж

Ingush

Etymology

Compare with Chechen уьш (üš)

Pronoun

уж ()

  1. third-person plural pronoun: they

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uʂ]
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Etymology 1

Shortened form of уже́ (užé).

Adverb

уж ()

  1. already
    Synonym: уже́ (užé)
  2. (colloquial) Used as a particle to express intensification of emotion, often when admonishing or requesting of someone, including in a few set phrases.
    Уж ты-то до́лжен знать. ty-to dólžen znatʹ.You of all people should know.
    Это́ не так уж сло́жно.Etó ne tak slóžno.It's not that difficult.
    Он не тако́й уж плохо́й па́рень.On ne takój ploxój párenʹ.He's not that bad of a guy.
    да ужda yeah/well (in a disappointed, annoyed or ironic tone)
    и уж то́чноi tóčnoand certainly (followed by a negative phrase, e.g., one beginning with "not", "doesn't", "didn't", "wasn't", etc.)
    Никто́ не идеа́лен, и уж то́чно не я.Niktó ne ideálen, i tóčno ne ja.Nobody's perfect, and certainly not me.
    уж сли́шком slíškomtoo much/overkill
    Э́то уж сли́шком да́же для тебя́.Éto slíškom dáže dlja tebjá.That's crossing the line even for you.
    пусть уж лу́чшеpustʹ lúčše(it's) better (something happen) / (I'd/you'd/he'd/etc.) rather
    Пусть уж лу́чше он услы́шит пра́вду от меня́.Pustʹ lúčše on uslýšit právdu ot menjá.Better he hear the truth from me.
    скоре́е ужskoréje more like
    Скоре́е уж они́ меня́.Skoréje oní menjá.More like they (did it to) me.
    нет ужnet no (with the connotation of being fed up and wanting to move on)
    Нет уж, лу́чше дай мне 5 ты́сяч вперёд.Net , lúčše daj mne 5 týsjač vperjód.No, just give me the 5 thousand upfront.
    Тут уж ничего́ не поде́лаешь.Tut ničevó ne podélaješʹ.There's nothing you can do.
    Я уж ду́мал, что потеря́л тебя́.Ja dúmal, što poterjál tebjá.I thought I'd lost you (expressing relief).
    Вот уж не ду́мал(а/и), что...Vot ne dúmal(a/i), što...Never thought (that)... (expressing mild astonishment)
    Вот уж не ду́мал, что сно́ва э́то уви́жу.Vot ne dúmal, što snóva éto uvížu.Never thought I'd see that again.
    Ох уж э́то/э́тот/э́ти...Ox éto/étot/éti...Oh, that/those... (expressing irony after an example of what is mentioned has been demonstrated)
    Ох уж э́то его́ воображе́ние!Ox éto jevó voobražénije!Oh, that imagination of his!
    Ну, раз уж ты здесь...Nu, raz ty zdesʹ...Well, since you're here...

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic ѫжь (ǫžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (snake). Cognates include Latin anguis, Old Prussian angis, Lithuanian angis, Latvian odze, Old High German unc and Old Armenian աւձ (awj).

Noun

уж () m anim (genitive ужа́, nominative plural ужи́, genitive plural уже́й)

  1. grass snake (Natrix natrix)
Declension

Udmurt

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *. Cognates include Komi-Permyak удж (udž) and Komi-Zyrian удж (udž).

Noun

уж ()

  1. work
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