брѣгъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• (Glagolitic): ⰱⱃⱑⰳⱏ (brěgŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

брѣгъ • (brěgŭ) m

1. river bank
2. hill

Declension

Declension of брѣгъ (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	брѣгъ brěgŭ	брѣга brěga	брѣѕи brědzi
genitive	брѣга brěga	брѣгоу brěgu	брѣгъ brěgŭ
dative	брѣгоу brěgu	брѣгома brěgoma	брѣгомъ brěgomŭ
accusative	брѣгъ brěgŭ	брѣга brěga	брѣгꙑ brěgy
instrumental	брѣгомъ brěgomŭ	брѣгома brěgoma	брѣгꙑ brěgy
locative	брѣѕѣ brědzě	брѣгоу brěgu	брѣѕѣхъ brědzěxŭ
vocative	брѣже brěže	брѣга brěga	брѣѕи brědzi

Descendants

• → Old East Slavic: брѣгъ (brěgŭ)
  • Russian: брег (breg)
• Bulgarian: бряг (brjag)
• Serbo-Croatian: брег

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

• брегъ (bregŭ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ (brěgŭ). Doublet of берегъ (beregŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreːɡʊ/→/ˈbrʲeːɡʊ/→/ˈbrʲɛːɡ/, /ˈbrʲeːɡ/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbreːɡʊ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbrʲeːɡʊ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈbrʲɛːɡ/, /ˈbrʲeːɡ/

Noun

брѣгъ (brěgŭ) m

1. bank (of a river)
2. shore (of the sea)
3. precipice

Declension

Declension of брѣгъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	брѣгъ brěgŭ	брѣга brěga	брѣзи brězi
genitive	брѣга brěga	брѣгу brěgu	брѣгъ brěgŭ
dative	брѣгу brěgu	брѣгома brěgoma	брѣгомъ brěgomŭ
accusative	брѣгъ brěgŭ	брѣга brěga	брѣгꙑ brěgy
instrumental	брѣгъмь brěgŭmĭ	брѣгома brěgoma	брѣгꙑ brěgy
locative	брѣзѣ brězě	брѣгу brěgu	брѣзѣхъ brězěxŭ
vocative	брѣже brěže	брѣга brěga	брѣзи brězi

Descendants

• Russian: брег (breg)