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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic *освѣнѥ (*osvěnje).
Pronunciation
Preposition
осве́н • (osvén)
- except, apart from, besides
- осве́н това́ ― osvén tová ― besides that
- свян (svjan, “bashfulness”)
References
- “освен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “освен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “освен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 934
- “свѣн҄е”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Preposition
освен • (osven)
- except, apart from, besides
- освен тоа ― osven toa ― besides that
- важи за сите освен за ― važi za site osven za ― holds for everyone expect for
References
- “освен” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu