сквозе

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic сквозѣ (skvozě, “through, across”), a locative case of Proto-Slavic *skvozъ (“aperture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskvɔzɛ]

Preposition

скво́зе • (skvóze)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) into and throughout, across (medium, substance, transit)
    Synonyms: (standard) през (prez), (dialectal) кръз (krǎz)
    скво́зе о́гън и во́да ― skvóze ógǎn i vóda ― through any kind of hardship/hindrance (literally, “through fire and water”)

Usage notes

In the modern language, superseded by the more general през (prez). Originally, used to describe passage/crossing in and through a tunnel, slit, or another type of transit amid some barrier.

Alternative forms

  • ско́зе (skóze)

References

  • сквозѣ in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
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