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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic дрьзъкъ (drĭzŭkŭ), as *дёрзкий (*djórzkij) would be expected, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dьrzъkъ. By surface analysis, де́рзый (dérzyj) +‎ -кий (-kij).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲerskʲɪj]
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де́рзкий (dérzkij) (comparative (по)дерзе́е or (по)дерзе́й, rare/awkward comparative (по)де́рзче)

  1. brazen, impudent, impertinent, insolent, cheeky, pert
  2. bold, daring, audacious

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  • Georgian: ძერსკი (ʒersḳi)

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *dьrzъkъ.

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дерзки́й (derzkýj)

  1. bold, audacious
  2. impudent

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