Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "husband" in Russian

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муж

Meaning: husband, man

Pronunciation: [moosh]

Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)

Rank: #423 (see frequency list)

Have you already met my husband Roman?
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Example sentences:

Мой муж - прекрácный человéк.
My husband is a wonderful person.
Ты ужé знакóма с мои́м му́жем Ромáном?
Have you already met my husband Roman?
literal Do you already know my husband Roman?
Как же ты живëшь без му́жа, бéдная!
How do you manage to live without a husband, poor!
literal How do you live without a husband, poor!
У неë к му́жу нет никаки́х претéнзий.
She has no сomplaints about her husband.
literal She has no pretensions towards her husband.
Их мужья́ - италья́нцы.
Their husbands are Italian.
Онá уже сказáла му́жу, что ухóдит от негó?
Has she already told her husband that she is leaving him?
У нас с бы́вшим му́жем сохрани́лись хорóшие отношéния.
I maintain good relations with my ex-husband.
Приéдут Кáтя и Сáша с мужья́ми, бу́дет вéсело!
Katya and Sasha will come with their husbands, we will have fun!
Неужéли бывáют вéрные мужья́?
Do faithful husbands really exist?
Он тепéрь такóй вáжный, настоя́щий госудáрственный муж!
He is so pompous now, like a real statesman!
literal He is so important now, a real statesman!

Idioms and set expressions:

госудáрственный муж = a statesman
муж нау́ки = scholars
бы́вший муж = an ex-husband
вéрный муж = a faithful husband
изменя́ть му́жу = to be unfaithful to smb's husband

Related words:

мужчи́на = a man
муженëк = a husband (tender or ironic)
женá = a wife

Proverbs and sayings:

Cловá не мáльчика, но му́жа.
Your opinion is serious and reasonable.
literal Not boy's words, but man's words.
Муж - головá, женá - душá.
Husband is the head and wife is the soul.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	муж	мужья́ (мужи́)
Genitive	му́жа	муже́й (муже́й)
Dative	му́жу	мужья́м (мужа́м)
Accusative	му́жа	муже́й (муже́й)
Instrumental	му́жем	мужья́ми (мужа́ми)
Prepositional	му́же	мужья́х (мужа́х)

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