попрейґа

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak poprék, popriek. By surface analysis, по- (po-) +‎ прейґа (prejga). Semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian попреко / popreko. Cognates include Polish w poprzek and Russian поперёк (poperjók).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔpˈrɛjɡa]
  • Rhymes: -ɛjɡa
  • Hyphenation: по‧прей‧ґа

Adverb

попрейґа (poprejga)

  1. across, crosswise
    Synonyms: боком (bokom), крижом (križom), криста-крижом (krista-križom), шреком (šrekom)
    Antonym: наздлуж (nazdluž)
    наздлуж и попрейґа ― nazdluž i poprejga ― along and across; lengthwise and crosswise
  2. diagonally
    Synonyms: боком (bokom), крижом (križom), криста-крижом (krista-križom), шреком (šrekom)

References

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