барз

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

Reduced form of барзо (barzo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bъrzъ (“fast, swift”). Likely further influenced by Polish bardzo (“very”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /barz/

Adverb

барз • (barz)

very, extremely
не барз ― ne barz ― not very; hardly

Готар му дуже, барз мізерный.
Hotar mu duže, barz mizernŷj.
The land is very, very worthless to him.

Мы сьме барз добры штуденты.
Mŷ sʹme barz dobrŷ študentŷ.
We are very good students.

Further reading

Kercha, Ihor (2012) Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint

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