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борзой

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic бързъ (bŭrzŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bъrzъ.

Adjective

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борзо́й (borzój)

  1. (dated) swift, fleet
    борза́я лошадьborzája lošadʹa swift horse
  2. (relational) borzoi, greyhound
    борзы́ми щенка́ми братьborzými ščenkámi bratʹto take bribes in kind (literally, “to take borzoi puppies”)
    борзо́й кобе́льborzój kobélʹa male borzoi
  3. (low colloquial) cheeky, insolent
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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борзо́й (borzójf anim

  1. genitive/dative/instrumental/prepositional singular of борза́я (borzája)