бразды

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic брозда (brozda, “bridle, horse bit”), from Old Church Slavonic бръзда (brŭzda), from Proto-Slavic *brъzda, further origin uncertain: perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusdʰos, but a complicated Slavic etymology has also been proposed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [brɐzˈdɨ]

Noun

бразды́ • (brazdý) f inan pl (genitive бразд, plural only)

  1. horse bit, bridle, reins
  2. (figuratively) reins of power

Declension
Declension of бразды́ (inan pl-only fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 
plural
nominative бразды́
brazdý
genitive бра́зд
brázd
dative бразда́м
brazdám
accusative бразды́
brazdý
instrumental бразда́ми
brazdámi
prepositional бразда́х
brazdáx

Noun

бразды́ • (brazdý) f inan or f inan pl

  1. inflection of бразда́ (brazdá):
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural
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