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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrzъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
бо́рзый • (bórzyj) (comparative (по)борзе́е or (по)борзе́й)
- swift, brisk
- Synonyms: бы́стрый (býstryj), ре́звый (rézvyj)
1827, Alexander Pushkin, ‘What a night! The hard frost ...’:... „Мой борзый конь, мой конь удалый. Несись, лети !...“ И конь усталый В столбы под трупом проскакaл.- ... „Moj borzyj konʹ, moj konʹ udalyj. Nesisʹ, leti !...“ I konʹ ustalyj V stolby pod trupom proskakal.
- ... ‘My swift horse, my fearless horse, Ride forward, fly! ...’ And the tired horse Ran through the pillars, underneath the hanging body ...
- (slang) impudent, brazen, nervy
- Synonym: де́рзкий (dérzkij)
Слышь, а ты чё тако́й бо́рзый, а?- Slyšʹ, a ty čo takój bórzyj, a?
- Hey, why are you so nervy, eh?
Declension
Declension of бо́рзый (short class c)