Old Ruthenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic *бърщь (*bŭrščĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *burstjas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥s-t-yos, from *bʰers-.[1][2][3][4][5] Doublet of барщъ (baršč).

Noun

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борщъ (borščm inan (related adjective борщовый, diminutive борщикъ)

  1. hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
    купили… хрену, цыбули и борщу асм. ·ѳ҃·kupili… xrenu, cybuli i boršču asm. ·f:·(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    другого днꙗ на обѣдъ купили… борщу и чоснъку за осм. триdruhoho dnja na oběd kupili… boršču i čosnku za osm. tri(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    цыбули, петрушки, борщу, осм. ·е҃· хлеба розного осм. за двадцатъcybuli, petruški, boršču, osm. ·e:· xleba roznoho osm. za dvadcat(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    тамъ же подлє манастырѧ людєи слꙋжебныхъ ·д҃і· ч҃лвков которыє дають дрова боръщъ лыкаtam že podlje manastyrja ljudjei služebnyx ·d:i· č:lvkov kotoryje dajutʹ drova boršč lyka(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. hogweed soup, beet soup, borscht (a soup made of beets and cabbage)
    матка єго… почала мене… лаꙗти: иди мовить сꙗкаꙗ такаꙗ нецното, зѣлье у борщъ кришиmatka jeho… počala mene… lajati: idi movitʹ sjakaja takaja necnoto, zělʹje u boršč kriši(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. beetroot kvass for borscht
    борщу сирового или тѣста кислого… прикладатьboršču sirovoho ili těsta kisloho… prikladatʹ(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “борщ”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 236
  2. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “борщ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 179:MUk. борщъ (XVIII c.); борсчъ (1618)
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “боршч”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 372
  4. ^ Anikin, A. E. (2011) “борщ”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 4 (боле – бтарь), Moscow: Znak, →ISBN, page 101:ст.-укр борщъst.-ukr boršč
  5. ^ Shansky, N. M. (1965) “борщ”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 173

Further reading

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  • Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “борщъ”, 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 128
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1983), “борщъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 2 (биецъ – варивный), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 164
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1996), “борщъ, боръщъ”, 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 3 (богъ – весъной), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 38

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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борщъ (borščm inan (genitive бо́рща, nominative plural бо́рщи, genitive plural бо́рщей)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of борщ (boršč).

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