барз
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
Reduced form of барзо (barzo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bъrzъ (“fast, swift”). Likely further influenced by Polish bardzo (“very”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbars]
- Rhymes: -ars
- Syllabification: барз
Adverb
барз • (barz)
- very, extremely
- не барз ― ne barz ― not very; hardly
- Готар му дуже, барз мізерный.
- Hotar mu duže, barz mizernŷj.
- The land is very, very worthless to him.
- Мы сьме барз добры штуденты.
- Mŷ sʹme barz dobrŷ študentŷ.
- We are very good students.
Further reading
- Kercha, Ihor (2012) Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak barz, barzo. Cognate with Carpathian Rusyn барз (barz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbars]
- Rhymes: -ars
- Hyphenation: барз
Adverb
барз (barz) (comparative баржей, superlative найбаржей)
- very
- Antonym: нєбарз (njebarz)
- too, excessively
- Antonym: нєбарз (njebarz)
Derived terms
adverbs
- нєбарз (njebarz)
- пребарз (prebarz)
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “барз”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “very”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 362