бурштынъ

Old Ruthenian

буршты́нъ

Alternative forms

  • бꙋршты́нъ, боуршты́нъ, буршти́нъ, бꙋрсти́нъ, брушти́нъ

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish bursztyn, further borrowed from Middle Low German bernstein, barnstēn. Cognate with German Bernstein and Serbo-Croatian burstin, burštin, burčan. First attested in the 17th century.

Noun

буршты́нъ (transliteration needed) m inan

  1. amber (fossil resin)
    • Илектронъ: Бꙋрштынъ, мосіондзъ, или крꙋшецъ зⸯ злота и срѣбра…(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • Боуршты́нъ бовѣм… колоски, и прошки до сєбє притяга́єтъ(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Synonym: єнта́рь

Descendants

  • Belarusian: буршты́н (burštýn); брушты́н (bruštýn) (dialectal)
  • Ukrainian: буршти́н (burštýn); бру́штин (brúštyn) (dialectal)

Further reading

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