цєрез

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чересъ (čeresŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čersъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert-, from *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sʲɛrez]
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Preposition

цє́рез • (cjérez) (+ accusative case)

  1. across, over (from one side to the other of)
  2. through
    Synonym: крізь (krizʹ)
  3. via
  4. through, with (means)
  5. because of, due to (but it doesn't translate out of and of to express cause, e.g., "He died of cancer", Він помер від раку; "I fainted out of fear", Я знепритомнів від страху; moreover, it doesn't translate "because", тому що)
    Synonyms: вна́слідок (vnáslidok), завдяки́ (zavdjaký)
  6. in, after (time)

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