майже

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From май (maj) +‎ же (že). Cognate with Ukrainian ма́йже (májže).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmajʒɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ajʒɛ
  • Syllabification: май‧же

Adverb

ма́йже • (májže)

  1. almost, nearly
    Synonyms: туй-туй (tuj-tuj), уже-уже (uže-uže)

Particle

ма́йже • (májže)

  1. alternative form of майжень (majženʹ)

References

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of май (maj) +‎ же (že), the imperative singular of ма́ти (máty, “to consider”). Compare Russian почти́, счита́й (počtí, sčitáj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmai̯ʒe]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

ма́йже • (májže)

  1. almost, nearly

Further reading

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