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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak včas. By surface analysis, univerbation of в (v) + час (čas). Cognates include Czech and Slovak včas (“on time”). Semantically, probably a back-formation from вчасни (včasni).
Pronunciation
Adverb
вчас (včas) (comparative вчасше or вчаснєйше, superlative найвчасше or найвчаснєйше)
- early
- Antonym: позно (pozno)
- вчас пришли на гайзибан, та длуго чекали ― včas prišli na hajziban, ta dluho čekali ― they arrived at the train early, so they waited a long time
- early morning, at dawn
- Near-synonym: додня (dodnja)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “вчас”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “early”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 95