береза
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See also: берёза
Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bèrza. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic брѣза (brěza) and Old Polish brzoza.
Doublet of брѣза (brěza), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: бе‧ре‧за
Noun
береза (bereza) f
Declension
Declension of береза (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | береза bereza |
березѣ berezě |
березꙑ berezy |
| Genitive | березꙑ berezy |
березу berezu |
березъ berezŭ |
| Dative | березѣ berezě |
березама berezama |
березамъ berezamŭ |
| Accusative | березѫ berezǫ |
березѣ berezě |
березꙑ berezy |
| Instrumental | березоѭ berezojǫ |
березама berezama |
березами berezami |
| Locative | березѣ berezě |
березу berezu |
березахъ berezaxŭ |
| Vocative | березо berezo |
березѣ berezě |
березꙑ berezy |
Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: бере́за (beréza), беро́за (beróza) — Middle Belarusian
- Russian: берёза (berjóza)
- → Yiddish: בעריאָזע (beryoze)
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “береза”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 69
Old Ruthenian
бере́за
Alternative forms
- беро́за (beróza) — Middle Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic береза (bereza), from Proto-Slavic *bèrza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérˀźāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵeh₂, from *bʰerHǵ-.[1][2][3][4][5] Cognate with Russian берёза (berjóza).
Noun
береза • (bereza) f (related adjective бере́зовый, diminutive бере́зка)
- birch (tree)
Derived terms
- Бере́за (Beréza) (Old Ukrainian surname)
- бере́зкїй (berézkij)
- бере́зина (berézina)
- бере́зьє (berézʹje), бере́зѧ (berézja)
- бере́зникъ (beréznik)
- березничокъ (berezničok)
- бере́знꙗкъ (beréznjak)
Descendants
- Belarusian: бяро́за (bjaróza)
- Carpathian Rusyn: бере́за (beréza)
- Ukrainian: бере́за (beréza)
- → Yiddish: בערעזע (bereze)
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*berza”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 201: “ст.-укр. береза ― st.-ukr. bereza”
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “бере́за”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 171: “1”
- ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “бере́за”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 109: “MUk. березя collect. (XVII c.), берези Gsg. (XVIII c.)”
- ^ The template Template:R:be:ESBM does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “бяро́за”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 439 - ^ Anikin, A. E. (2009) “берёза I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 114
Further reading
- Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “береза”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, number 1 (А – Г), Kharkiv, Kyiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, page 84
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “*береза¹”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 93
- The template Template:R:zle-obe:HSBM does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “береза, бероза”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1 (а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 278 - Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1994), “береза”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 2 (б – богуславецъ), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 75
Russian
Noun
береза • (berjóza) f inan
- Alternative spelling of берёза (berjóza)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Ukrainian береза (bereza), from Old East Slavic береза (bereza), from Proto-Slavic *berza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos.
Noun
бере́за • (beréza) f inan (genitive бере́зи, nominative plural бере́зи, genitive plural бері́з)
- birch (tree)
- a hard wood taken from the birch tree
Declension
Declension of бере́за (inan hard fem-form accent-a е-і)
Etymology 2
From older form *березий (*berezyj, “striped, white with black”), from Proto-Slavic *berzъ, which is related to Bulgarian бряз (brjaz). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ-.
Noun
бере́за • (beréza) m pers (genitive бере́зи, nominative plural бере́зи, genitive plural бере́з)
- (obsolete) leader at any activities (parties, choir, caroling etc.)
Declension
Declension of бере́за (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “береза”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “береза”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “береза”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka