борзой

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic бързъ (bŭrzŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bъrzъ.

Adjective

борзо́й (borzój)

  1. (dated) swift, fleet
    борза́я лошадьborzája lošadʹa swift horse
  2. (relational) borzoi, greyhound
    борзо́й кобе́льborzój kobélʹa male borzoi
    борзы́ми щенка́ми братьborzými ščenkámi bratʹto take bribes in kind (literally, “to take borzoi puppies”)
  3. (low colloquial) cheeky, insolent
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

борзо́й (borzójf anim

  1. genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional singular of борза́я (borzája)