през

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɛs]

Preposition

през • (prez)

1. through, via

   мина́вам през врата́та ― minávam prez vratáta ― to pass through the door

2. during, in the course of

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɛs]
• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Hyphenation: през

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak prez, from Proto-Slavic *perz.

Alternative forms

• презо (prezo) — before мнє (mnje)

Preposition

през (prez) [with accusative]

1. through

   ишли през лєс ― išli prez ljes ― they walked through the forest

2. across

   понагляли през поля ― ponahljali prez polja ― they hurried across the fields

   прешли през гранїцу ― prešli prez hranjicu ― they went across the border

3. during, for, over (of time)

   так було през даскельо роки ― tak bulo prez daskelʹo roki ― it was like that for several years

4. during, by, at

   през дзень ― prez dzenʹ ― by day, during the day

   през ноц ― prez noc ― at night, during the night

Related terms

prepositions

• опрез (oprez)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “през”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “through”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 329

Etymology 2

Preposition

през (prez) [with genitive]

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of без (bez)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic прѣзъ (prězŭ), possibly reinforced by Polish przez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɛz]

Preposition

през • (prez)

1. (archaic) due to, thanks to, because of

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “през”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “през”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka