бръзда

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brъzda, whence Old Church Slavonic бръзда (brŭzda, “halter”), Czech brzda (“brake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɤzdɐ]

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Noun

бръ́зда • (brǎ́zda) f (dialectal)

1. (obsolete, originally) halter
2. part of the plow which connects the drawbar to the landside

Usage notes

The singular form has mostly gone out of use. Only the earlier dual бръзде (brǎzde) (often reanalyzed as a sg. neuter) is formally attested within dialects.

Declension

Declension of бръ́зда

	singular	plural
indefinite	бръ́зда brǎ́zda	бръзде́ brǎzdé
definite	бръздата́ brǎzdatá	бръзде́те brǎzdéte

References

• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “бръзде”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 35
• “бръзда”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brъzda, further origin uncertain: perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusdʰos, but a complicated Slavic etymology has also been proposed.

Noun

бръзда • (brŭzda) f

1. muzzle
2. halter