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Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin quasi. In many formations, appears as part of a borrowing of a Russian (cf. Russian ква́зи- (kvázi-)) or Western European term.
Pronunciation
Prefix
квази- • (kvazi-)
- quasi-
- pseudo-
- Synonym: лъже- (lǎže-)
References
- “квази-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “квази-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ква̀зи”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 305
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Prefix
квази- • (kvazi-)
- pseudo-
Derived terms
Category Macedonian terms prefixed with квази- not found
References
- “квази-”, in Правопис на македонскиот јазик (Pravopis na makedonskiot jazik) [Orthography of the Macedonian language] (in Macedonian), 2nd edition, Skopje: Institute of Macedonian language "Krste Misirkov" – Skopje, 2017, page 59
Russian
Pronunciation
Prefix
квази- • (kvazi-)
- pseudo-
Derived terms