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Eastern Mari
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian вообще́ (voobščé).
Pronunciation
Particle
вообще • (voobŝe)
- in general, generally, generally speaking, altogether, on the whole
- Synonyms: икманаш (ikmanaš), вуйгак (vujgak)
- always
- Synonym: эре (ere)
- at all, not at all
- Synonyms: йӧршеш (jöršeš), йӧршын (jöršyn)
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “вообще”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn вообще́ (voobščé), archaic form of вобще́ (vobščé), ultimately probably a derivation from Russian вообще́ (voobščé).
Pronunciation
Adverb
вообще (voobšče)
- in general, generally
- Synonyms: взагалї (vzahalji), пообщено (poobščeno)
- at all
- Synonym: взагалї (vzahalji)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “вообще”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Russian
Etymology
во- (vo-) + о́бщий (óbščij)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- (colloquial) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: вобще́)
- (colloquial) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: воще́)
Adverb
вообще́ • (voobščé)
- generally, in general, usually
- Synonyms: обы́чно (obýčno), в о́бщем (v óbščem), в це́лом (v célom)
1852, Лев Толстой , “Глава VII. Охота”, in Детство; English translation from Leo Wiener, transl., Childhood, 1904:При ви́де теле́ги, мы изъяви́ли шу́мную ра́дость, потому́ что пить чай в лесу́ на траве́ и вообще́ на тако́м ме́сте, на кото́ром никто́ и никогда́ не пива́л ча́ю, счита́лось больши́м наслажде́нием.- Pri víde telégi, my izʺjavíli šúmnuju rádostʹ, potomú što pitʹ čaj v lesú na travé i voobščé na takóm méste, na kotórom niktó i nikogdá ne pivál čáju, sčitálosʹ bolʹším naslaždénijem.
- At the sight of the vehicle we expressed a noisy delight, because it was regarded as a great pleasure to drink tea in the woods, on the grass, and, in general, in a spot where no one ever drank tea.
- (colloquial) always
- Synonyms: (partially) всегда́ (vsegdá), постоя́нно (postojánno), во всём (vo vsjom), по су́ти (po súti)
- approximately, in general terms
- Synonyms: в це́лом (v célom), в о́бщих черта́х (v óbščix čertáx), приблизи́тельно (priblizítelʹno)
- (somewhat colloquial, in the negative) at all, absolutely, totally, under any conditions
- Synonyms: абсолю́тно (absoljútno), во́все (vóvse), по́лностью (pólnostʹju), соверше́нно (soveršénno), совсе́м (sovsém)
- (colloquial) crazy
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