едва

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)edъva.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -va

Adverb

едва́ • (edvá) (not comparable)

  1. hardly, barely
  2. just (about the time)
    едва́ когато започна да вали силно, се скрих.
    edvá kogato započna da vali silno, se skrih.
    Just when it started raining, I took cover.

References

  • “едва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “едва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)edъva.

Pronunciation

Adverb

едва́ • (jedvá)

  1. hardly, barely
  2. scarcely
  3. just, barely, as soon as

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