Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъrzъ

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *burźus. Most likely an archaic u-stem adjective, continuing Proto-Indo-European *br̥ǵʰús from Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- (short, brief). Cognate with Lithuanian burzdùs (swift, quick), Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, short), Latin brevis (brief) and related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš (short), Proto-Germanic *murguz (merry, leisure).

Adjective

*bъ̑rzъ

  1. fast, swift

Alternative forms

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *bъrzъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bъrzъ *bъrza *bъrzo
genitive *bъrza *bъrzy *bъrza
dative *bъrzu *bъrzě *bъrzu
accusative *bъrzъ *bъrzǫ *bъrzo
instrumental *bъrzomь *bъrzojǫ *bъrzomь
locative *bъrzě *bъrzě *bъrzě
vocative *bъrze *bъrzo *bъrzo
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bъrza *bъrzě *bъrzě
genitive *bъrzu *bъrzu *bъrzu
dative *bъrzoma *bъrzama *bъrzoma
accusative *bъrza *bъrzě *bъrzě
instrumental *bъrzoma *bъrzama *bъrzoma
locative *bъrzu *bъrzu *bъrzu
vocative *bъrza *bъrzě *bъrzě
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bъrzi *bъrzy *bъrza
genitive *bъrzъ *bъrzъ *bъrzъ
dative *bъrzomъ *bъrzamъ *bъrzomъ
accusative *bъrzy *bъrzy *bъrza
instrumental *bъrzy *bъrzami *bъrzy
locative *bъrzěxъ *bъrzaxъ *bъrzěxъ
vocative *bъrzi *bъrzy *bъrza

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “борзо́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бърз”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 102

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъrzъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 137
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bъ̑rzъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70:adj. o (c) ‘fast’
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “bъrzъ bъrza bъrzo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c hurtig (PR 138)