борзый
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bъrzъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
бо́рзый • (bórzyj) (comparative (по)борзе́е or (по)борзе́й)
- swift, brisk
- 1827, Alexander Pushkin, ‘What a night! The hard frost ...’:
- ... „Мой борзый конь, мой конь удалый. Несись, лети !...“ И конь усталый В столбы под трупом проскакaл.
- ... „Moj borzyj konʹ, moj konʹ udalyj. Nesisʹ, leti !...“ I konʹ ustalyj V stolby pod trupom proskakal.
- ... ‘My swift horse, my fearless horse, Ride forward, fly! ...’ And the tired horse Ran through the pillars, underneath the hanging body ...
- (slang) impudent, brazen, nervy
Declension
Declension of бо́рзый (short class c)
masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
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nominative | бо́рзый bórzyj |
бо́рзое bórzoje |
бо́рзая bórzaja |
бо́рзые bórzyje | |
genitive | бо́рзого bórzovo |
бо́рзой bórzoj |
бо́рзых bórzyx | ||
dative | бо́рзому bórzomu |
бо́рзой bórzoj |
бо́рзым bórzym | ||
accusative | animate | бо́рзого bórzovo |
бо́рзое bórzoje |
бо́рзую bórzuju |
бо́рзых bórzyx |
inanimate | бо́рзый bórzyj |
бо́рзые bórzyje | |||
instrumental | бо́рзым bórzym |
бо́рзой, бо́рзою bórzoj, bórzoju |
бо́рзыми bórzymi | ||
prepositional | бо́рзом bórzom |
бо́рзой bórzoj |
бо́рзых bórzyx | ||
short form | борз borz |
бо́рзо bórzo |
борза́ borzá |
бо́рзы bórzy |
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