борода
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Old East Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: бо‧ро‧да
Noun
борода (boroda) f
Declension
Declension of борода (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | борода boroda |
бородѣ borodě |
бородꙑ borody |
| Genitive | бородꙑ borody |
бороду borodu |
бородъ borodŭ |
| Dative | бородѣ borodě |
бородама borodama |
бородамъ borodamŭ |
| Accusative | бородѫ borodǫ |
бородѣ borodě |
бородꙑ borody |
| Instrumental | бородоѭ borodojǫ |
бородама borodama |
бородами borodami |
| Locative | бородѣ borodě |
бороду borodu |
бородахъ borodaxŭ |
| Vocative | бородо borodo |
бородѣ borodě |
бородꙑ borody |
Descendants
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “борода”, 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 152
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂. Doublet of брада́ (bradá) borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation
Noun
борода́ • (borodá) f inan (genitive бороды́, nominative plural бо́роды, genitive plural боро́д, diminutive боро́дка, augmentative бороди́ща)
- beard
- 1883, Всеволод Гаршин, chapter III, in Красный цветок; English translation from A Red Flower, Philadelphia: Brown Brothers, 1911:
- Доктор пристально смотрел ему в глаза. Его красивое холёное лицо с превосходно расчёсанной золотистой бородой и спокойными голубыми глазами, смотревшими сквозь золотые очки, было неподвижно и непроницаемо. Он наблюдал.
- Doktor pristalʹno smotrel jemu v glaza. Jevo krasivoje xoljónoje lico s prevosxodno rasčósannoj zolotistoj borodoj i spokojnymi golubymi glazami, smotrevšimi skvozʹ zolotyje očki, bylo nepodvižno i nepronicajemo. On nabljudal.
- The physician looked intently into the man's eyes. The beautiful, careworn face, with its luxuriant, blonde beard, and calm, blue eyes, which gazed through gold-rimmed spectacles, was motionless and impenetrable. The doctor watched him.
- (colloquial) chin
- Synonym: (regular term) подборо́док (podboródok)
- у него́ на бороде́ я́мка ― u nevó na borodé jámka ― he's got a cleft chin
Declension
Declension of борода́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-fʹ)
Pre-reform declension of борода́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-fʹ)
Related terms
- борода́тый (borodátyj)
- борода́ч (borodáč)
- подборо́док (podboródok)
See also
- усы́ m pl (usý)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
борода́ • (borodá) f inan (genitive бороди́, nominative plural бо́роди, genitive plural борі́д, diminutive борі́дка)
- beard
- chin
- Synonym: підборі́ддя (pidboríddja)
Declension
Declension of борода́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d' о-і)
Derived terms
- борода́тий (borodátyj)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “борода”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “борода”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)