зблізку

Belarusian

Etymology

From з- (z-) +‎ Old Ruthenian близку (blizku), a fossilized short genitive singular form of Old Ruthenian близкий (blizkij).[1] Compare зрэ́дку (zrédku),[2] formed in the same way. Cognate with Polish z bliska, Ukrainian збли́зька (zblýzʹka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzblʲisku]
  • Rhymes: -isku
  • Hyphenation: зблі‧зку, збліз‧ку

Adverb

зблі́зку • (zblízku) (no comparative)

  1. from nearby
  2. from close-up, at close distance

References

  1. ^ Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1983), “близкий, близский, блиский, блисский”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 2 (биецъ – варивный), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 56
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зрэ́дку”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 347

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