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Ukrainian
Etymology
From за (za) + ся (sja). Originally meaning "back away!", compare Old Polish zasię (“back”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
зась • (zasʹ)
- interjection denoting forbiddal or refusal
Further reading
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “зась”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зась”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “зась”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “зась”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries