замуж

Russian

Etymology

From за (za, “behind”) +‎ муж (muž, “husband”), literally “behind the husband”. The form муж (muž) is used instead of the modern accusative case, мужа (muža), because за́муж (zámuž) fossilized well before the masculine, animate accusative case had been suppleted by the genitive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzamʊʂ]
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Adverb

за́муж • (zámuž)

  1. married (to a man only)
    выходи́ть за́муж (impf.) / вы́йти за́муж (pf) ([with за (za, + accusative) ‘a man’]) ― vyxodítʹ zámuž (impf.) / výjti zámuž (pf) ― to marry (a man)
    За кого́ она́ вы́шла за́муж?
    Za kovó oná výšla zámuž?
    Whom did she marry?

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