през

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *perz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɛs]

Preposition

през • (prez)

  1. through, via
    мина́вам през врата́таminávam prez vratátato 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

Preposition

през (prez) [with accusative]

  1. through
    ишли през лєсišli prez ljesthey walked through the forest
  2. across
    понагляли през поляponahljali prez poljathey hurried across the fields
    прешли през гранїцуprešli prez hranjicuthey went across the border
  3. during, for, over (of time)
    так було през даскельо рокиtak bulo prez daskelʹo rokiit was like that for several years
  4. during, by, at
    през дзеньprez dzenʹby day, during the day
    през ноцprez nocat night, during the night
prepositions

References

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 (2010–2025), “през”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), 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