Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic бъдръ (bŭdrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bъdrъ (alert, cheerful), from *bъděti (to be awake) + *-rъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbodrɨj]
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Adjective edit

бо́дрый (bódryj) (comparative (по)бодре́е or (по)бодре́й)

  1. cheerful
  2. brisk
  3. sprightly
  4. awake
  5. vigorous, vivacious

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бодрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бодрый”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 100