Russian

Noun

гуж • ‎(guž) m inan ‎(genitive гужа́, nominative plural гужи́, genitive plural гуже́й)

1. tug

   взялся за гуж
   не говори, что не дюж‎ (proverb)

   vzjalsja za guž
   ne govori, što ne djuž

   if you pledge, don't hedge;
   if a job is once begun, never leave it till it's done

Declension

Related terms

• гужевой ‎(guževoj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡûːʒ/

Noun

гу̑ж m ‎(Latin spelling gȗž)

1. Coluber longissimus
2. (in the plural) Colubridae

References

• “гуж” in Hrvatski jezični portal