barz

See also: Barz and Bârz

Old Polish

Etymology

Clipping of barzo. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /bars/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /bars/

Adverb

barz

1. Synonym of barzo (“very; strongly”)
   • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa‎^[1], page 153:

     Pleczy myal myly Iesus nye bar schyrokye any barzo vąskye, alye maluczko nachylony a rovny

     [Plecy miał miły Jesus nie barz szyrokie ani barzo wąskie, ale maluczko nachylony a rowny]

Related terms

adjectives

• barzy

 

adverbs

• barzo

 

nouns

• berzkość

 

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “(S) bar-z”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Albanian *bardza (“white”). Cognate to Aromanian bardzu (“white (of horses and mules)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barz/

Adjective

barz m or n (feminine singular barză, masculine plural barzi, feminine and neuter plural barze)

1. (regional, Banat, of birds) of mixed colors, spotted

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	barz		barză		barji	barze
	definite	barzul		barza		barjii	barzele
genitive- dative	indefinite	barz		barze		barji	barze
	definite	barzului		barzei		barjilor	barzilor

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: бáрзіj (bárzij)

Silesian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʂ/
• Rhymes: -aʂ
• Syllabification: barz

Noun

barz m inan

1. swamp, marsh, bog

Further reading

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “barz”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 33