Adverb
бъ́рзо • (bǎ́rzo) (comparative по́-бъ́рзо, superlative на́й-бъ́рзо)
- quickly, fast
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *bъrzo, equivalent to бързъ (bŭrzŭ, “fast”) + -о (-o). Cognates include Old Polish barzo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbɔrzɔ/
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbɔrzɔ/
Adverb
бързо (bŭrzo)
- quickly
1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik, page 2:ѥгда чьтеши книгꙑ· не тъштисѧ бърꙁо иштисти до дроугыꙗ главиꙁнꙑ·- jegda čĭteši knigy· ne tŭštisę bŭrzo ištisti do drugyja glavizny·
- when you read books, don't strive to quickly read on to the following chapter.
Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: бо́рздо (bórzdo), бо́рдзо (bórdzo), бо́рзо (bórzo)
- Belarusian: бо́рзда (bórzda)
- Carpathian Rusyn: бо́рзо (bórzo)
- Ukrainian: бо́рзо (bórzo)
- Russian: бо́рзо (bórzo)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbʊrzɔ/→/ˈbɔrzɔ/
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʊrzɔ/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbɔrzɔ/
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бързо”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 198