бързо

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɤrzo]

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Adverb

бъ́рзо • (bǎ́rzo) (comparative по́-бъ́рзо, superlative на́й-бъ́рзо)

1. quickly, fast

Adjective

бъ́рзо • (bǎ́rzo)

1. indefinite neuter singular of бърз (bǎrz)

Old East Slavic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bъrzo, equivalent to бързъ (bŭrzŭ, “fast”) +‎ -о (-o). Cognates include Old Polish barzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbɔrzɔ/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔrzɔ/

• Hyphenation: бъ‧рзо

Adverb

бързо (bŭrzo)

1. quickly
   • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik‎^[1], page 2:

     ѥгда чьтеши книгꙑ· не тъштисѧ бърꙁо иштисти до дроугыꙗ главиꙁнꙑ·

     jegda čĭteši knigy· ne tŭštisę bŭrzo ištisti do drugyja glavizny·

     when you read books, don't strive to quickly read on to the following chapter.

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: бо́рздо (bórzdo), бо́рдзо (bórdzo), бо́рзо (bórzo)
  • Belarusian: бо́рзда (bórzda)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: бо́рзо (bórzo)
  • Ukrainian: бо́рзо (bórzo)
• Russian: бо́рзо (bórzo)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbɔrzɔ/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔrzɔ/

• Hyphenation: бъ‧рзо

Adjective

бързо (bŭrzo)

1. short nominative/accusative singular neuter of бързъ (bŭrzŭ)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бързо”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 198