Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъrzъ

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

Etymology

    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”).[1]

    Adjective

    *bъ̑rzъ[2][3]

    1. fast, swift

    Inflection

    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

    Alternative forms

    Derived terms

    • *bъrzačь, *bъrzьcь (“fast one, speedster”)
    • *bъrzati (“to hurry”)
    • *bъrzěti (“to be in a hurry”)
      • *bъrzějь (“fast stream”)
    • *bъrzica, *bъrzdica (“fast stream, brook”)
    • *bъrzina, *bъrzostь, *bъrzota (“fastness, swiftness”)
    • *bъrziti (“to accelerate”)
    • *bъrzьnъ (“quick”)

    Descendants

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “борзо́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бърз”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 102

    References

    1. ^ 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
    2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bъ̑rzъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70: “adj. o (c) ‘fast’”
    3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “bъrzъ bъrza bъrzo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c hurtig (PR 138)”
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