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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *(j)edъva.
Pronunciation
Adverb
едва́ • (edvá) (not comparable)
- hardly, barely
- 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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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)edъva.
Pronunciation
Adverb
едва́ • (jedvá)
- hardly, barely
- scarcely
- just, barely, as soon as
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