Ingush

Pronoun

уж • ‎(už)

1. third-person plural pronoun: they

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uʂ]

Etymology 1

Adverb

уж • ‎(už)

1. already (shortened form of уже).

Synonyms

• уже ‎(uže)

Etymology 2

From Old East Slavic ꙋжь ‎(užĭ), 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 • ‎(už) m anim ‎(genitive ужа́, nominative plural ужи́, genitive plural уже́й)

1. grass snake (Natrix natrix)

Declension