квази-

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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-)

  1. quasi-
  2. 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-)

  1. 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

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Prefix

квази- (kvazi-)

  1. pseudo-