blizъkъ

blizъ I; blizъkъ Grammatical information: adj. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `near, close'

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Church Slavic:

blizъ `near, close' [adj o] \{1\}

Russian:

blízyj (dial.) `short-sighted' [adj o];

blízkij `near, close' [adj o]

Ukrainian:

blýz'kyj `near, close' [adj o]

Czech:

blizý (arch.) `near, close' [adj o];

blíkzý `near, close' [adj o]

Slovak:

blízky `near, close' [adj o]

Polish:

bliski `near, close' [adj o]

Old Polish:

blizi `near, close, adjacent' [adj o]

Upper Sorbian:

blizki `near, close' [adj o]

Lower Sorbian:

blizki `near, close' [adj o]

Serbo-Croatian:

blȋz `near, close' [adj o];

blȉzak `near, close' [adj o]

Slovene:

blízǝk `near, close' [adj o], blízka [Nomsf]

Bulgarian:

blízăk `near, close' [adj o]

Lithuanian:

bliežti (dial.) `throw hard' [verb];

bláižyti `tear off, shell' [verb]

Latvian:

bliêzt `beat, hew' [verb];

blaîzît `squeeze, squash, hit, beat, rub' [verb]

Indo-European reconstruction: bʰl(e)iǵ-o-

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Other cognates:

Lat. flīgere `hit' [verb]

Notes:

\{1\} As an adjective, blizъ is exclusively attested in Croatian Church Slavic manuscripts from the 14th century.