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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak prečo. By surface analysis, пре (pre) + цо (co). Cognate with Slovak prečo.
Pronunciation
Adverb
прецо (preco)
- (interrogative) why
- Synonyms: зач (zač), нач (nač), цо (co), цоже (cože), чом (čom)
Usage notes
- Typically responded with прето же (preto že).
Further reading
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “прецо”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “why”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 377