Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъrzъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *burźus. Most likely an archaic u-stem adjective, continuing Proto-Indo-European *br̥ǵʰús from Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- (“short, brief”). Cognate with Lithuanian burzdùs (“swift, quick”), Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”), Latin brevis (“brief”) and related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš (“short”), Proto-Germanic *murguz (“merry, leisure”).
Adjective edit
Alternative forms edit
- *bъrzъkъ (extended with Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ)
- *bъrgъ (in East South Slavic)
- *bъrzdъ
Inflection edit
Indefinite declension of *bъrzъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bъrzъ | *bъrza | *bъrzo |
| genitive | *bъrza | *bъrzy | *bъrza |
| dative | *bъrzu | *bъrzě | *bъrzu |
| accusative | *bъrzъ | *bъrzǫ | *bъrzo |
| instrumental | *bъrzomь | *bъrzojǫ | *bъrzomь |
| locative | *bъrzě | *bъrzě | *bъrzě |
| vocative | *bъrze | *bъrzo | *bъrzo |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bъrza | *bъrzě | *bъrzě |
| genitive | *bъrzu | *bъrzu | *bъrzu |
| dative | *bъrzoma | *bъrzama | *bъrzoma |
| accusative | *bъrza | *bъrzě | *bъrzě |
| instrumental | *bъrzoma | *bъrzama | *bъrzoma |
| locative | *bъrzu | *bъrzu | *bъrzu |
| vocative | *bъrza | *bъrzě | *bъrzě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bъrzi | *bъrzy | *bъrza |
| genitive | *bъrzъ | *bъrzъ | *bъrzъ |
| dative | *bъrzomъ | *bъrzamъ | *bъrzomъ |
| accusative | *bъrzy | *bъrzy | *bъrza |
| instrumental | *bъrzy | *bъrzami | *bъrzy |
| locative | *bъrzěxъ | *bъrzaxъ | *bъrzěxъ |
| vocative | *bъrzi | *bъrzy | *bъrza |
Definite declension of *bъrzъ (hard, accent paradigm c)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bъrzъjь | *bъrzaja | *bъrzoje |
| genitive | *bъrzajego | *bъrzyję̇ | *bъrzajego |
| dative | *bъrzujemu | *bъrzěji | *bъrzujemu |
| accusative | *bъrzъjь | *bъrzǫjǫ | *bъrzoje |
| instrumental | *bъrzyjimь | *bъrzǫjǫ | *bъrzyjimь |
| locative | *bъrzějemь | *bъrzěji | *bъrzějemь |
| vocative | *bъrzъjь | *bъrzaja | *bъrzoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bъrzaja | *bъrzěji | *bъrzěji |
| genitive | *bъrzuju | *bъrzuju | *bъrzuju |
| dative | *bъrzyjima | *bъrzyjima | *bъrzyjima |
| accusative | *bъrzaja | *bъrzěji | *bъrzěji |
| instrumental | *bъrzyjima | *bъrzyjima | *bъrzyjima |
| locative | *bъrzuju | *bъrzuju | *bъrzuju |
| vocative | *bъrzaja | *bъrzěji | *bъrzěji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *bъrziji | *bъrzyję̇ | *bъrzaja |
| genitive | *bъrzъjixъ | *bъrzъjixъ | *bъrzъjixъ |
| dative | *bъrzyjimъ | *bъrzyjimъ | *bъrzyjimъ |
| accusative | *bъrzyję̇ | *bъrzyję̇ | *bъrzaja |
| instrumental | *bъrzyjimi | *bъrzyjimi | *bъrzyjimi |
| locative | *bъrzyjixъ | *bъrzyjixъ | *bъrzyjixъ |
| vocative | *bъrziji | *bъrzyję̇ | *bъrzaja |
Derived terms edit
- *bъrzьnъ (“quick”)
- *bъrzina, *bъrzostь, *bъrzota (“fastness, swiftness”)
- *bъrzati (“to hurry”)
- *bъrzěti (“to be in a hurry”)
- *bъrzějь (“fast stream”)
- *bъrziti (“to accelerate”)
- *bъrzačь, *bъrzьcь (“fast one, speedster”)
- *bъrzica, *bъrzdica (“fast stream, brook”)
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “борзо́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъrzъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 137
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бърз”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 102
References edit
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bъ̑rzъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 70: “adj. o (c) ‘fast’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “bъrzъ bъrza bъrzo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c hurtig (PR 138)”