ледзь

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of ле́дзьве (ljédzʹvje). Cognate with Ukrainian ледь (ledʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -et͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: ледзь

Adverb

ледзь (ljedzʹ)

  1. a little, slightly
    Synonyms: чуць (čucʹ), злёгку (zljóhku), нямно́га (njamnóha)
  2. (colloquial) barely (with great difficulty)
    Synonym: ле́дзьве (ljédzʹvje)
  3. almost

Conjunction

ледзь (ljedzʹ)

  1. as soon as
    ледзь узышло сонца, я рушыў у дарогу
    ljedzʹ uzyšló sónca, ja rušyŭ u daróhu
    as soon as the sun rose, I got onto the road

References

  • ледзь”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • ледзь” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org