больи

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь. First attested in c. 1120‒1140. Cognate with Old East Slavic болии (bolii), Old Ruthenian большїй (bolʹšij), Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: бо‧льи

Adjective

больи • (bolĭi)[1]

  1. comparative degree of велике (velike, big, large): bigger

Declension

adverbs
  • болѥ (bolje)

References

  1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 713

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