бизовац

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak bizovať. By surface analysis, partial calque of Hungarian bízik, from *биз (*biz) + -овац (-ovac).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈzɔvat͡s]
• Rhymes: -ɔvat͡s
• Hyphenation: би‧зо‧вац

Verb

бизовац (bizovac) impf or pf

1. (reflexive) to be sure

   бизуєш ше же ши то годзен поробиц?

   bizuješ še že ši to hodzen porobic?

   are you sure that you are able to do it?

2. (reflexive) to trust [with на (na, + accusative) ‘in someone/something’]

   я ше найбаржей на тебе бизуєм

   ja še najbaržej na tebe bizujem

   I trust (in) you the most

Derived terms

adjectives

• бизовни (bizovni)

 

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “бизовац”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy