замуж

Russian

Etymology

From за (za) (behind) + муж (muž) (husband), lit. "behind the husband". The form муж is used instead of the modern accusative case, мужа, because замуж 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)

married (to a man only)
выходи́ть за́муж (impf.) / вы́йти за́муж (pf) (за) ― vyxodítʹ zámuž (impf.) / výjti zámuž (pf) (za) ― to marry (a man) (+ accusative case)

За кого́ она́ вы́шла за́муж?
Za kovó oná výšla zámuž?
Who did she marry?

Derived terms

выдава́ть за́муж impf (vydavátʹ zámuž), вы́дать за́муж pf (výdatʹ zámuž)
выходи́ть за́муж impf (vyxodítʹ zámuž), вы́йти за́муж pf (výjti zámuž)

Related terms

муж (muž) (husband)
за́мужем (zámužem) (married (to a man), adverb)
заму́жний (zamúžnij) (married (to a man), adjective)

See also

жена́тый (ženátyj)

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