борз

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *bHorc̣. Cognates include Bats ბჵორწ (b'orc̣) and Ingush борз (borz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu̯orz/

Noun

борз • (borzclass jj

  1. wolf

Declension

Declension of борз
singular plural
nominative борз (borz) берзалой (berzaloj)
genitive берзан (berzan) берзалойн (berzalojn)
dative барзана (barzana) берзалошна (berzalošna)
ergative барзо̄ (barzoo) берзало̄ша (berzalooša)
allative барзе̄ (barzee) берзалошка (berzaloška)
instrumental барзаца (barzaca) берзалошца (berzalošca)
lative барзах (barzax) берзалойх (berzalojx)
comparative барзал (barzal) берзалойл (berzalojl)

References

  • Matsiev, Akhmat G. (1961), Чеченско-русский словарь / Нохчийн-оьрсийн словарь [Chechen-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: State Publishing House of Foreign and Ethnicity Dictionaries, page 66
  • Nichols, Johanna; Vagapov, Arbi (2004), “борз”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 259

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *bHorc̣. Cognates include Bats ბჵორწ (b'orc̣) and Chechen борз (borz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbord͡z/

Noun

борз • (borzclass jj

  1. wolf

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • Nichols, Johanna B. (2004), “борз”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 39b