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

Alternative forms

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

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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