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Bulgarian
Etymology
Deadjectival adverb from Proto-Slavic *skorъ (“rapid”). Equivalent to скор (skor, “rapid, speedy”) + -о (-o).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative по́-ско́ро, superlative на́й-ско́ро)
- recently (in the past)
- Synonym: неда́вна (nedávna) (archaic)
- soon (in the future)
- rapidly, swiftly
- Synonym: бъ́рзо (bǎ́rzo)
Derived terms
Adjective
ско́ро • (skóro)
- indefinite neuter singular of скор (skor)
References
- “скоро”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скор”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 781
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Adverb
скоро • (skoro)
- soon
- recently
- almost
Synonyms
Pannonian Rusyn
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Slovak skoro, adverbial form of skorý, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *skorъ.
Adverb
скоро (skoro)
- almost, nearly
- Synonym: лємцо нє (ljemco nje)
2024 October 27, Лю. Дудаш, “Сопково ше вшадзи знаходза”, in Руске Слово:Случовало ше, док дзеци були менши – гвари Рожа, же сом ше озвала ґу дзецом по руски, вони обрацели на мадярски, а вец так доокола, та скоро и тераз. Углавним, цешиме ше у нїх, а и вони, озда исто тельо, у нас.- Slučovalo še, dok dzeci buli menši – hvari Roža, že som še ozvala gu dzecom po ruski, voni obraceli na madjarski, a vec tak dookola, ta skoro i teraz. Uhlavnim, cešime še u njix, a i voni, ozda isto telʹo, u nas.
- It happened while the children were younger – Roža says, that I spoke to the children in Rusyn, they switched to Hungarian, and then like so all around, almost even now. For the most part, we take pride in them, and they, too, perhaps likewise, to us.
- (obsolete) soon
- Synonyms: накратко (nakratko), (obsolete) наскоро (naskoro), нєзадлуго (njezadluho), нєодлуга (njeodluha), пофришко (pofriško), пошвидко (pošvidko)
- (obsolete) quickly
- Synonyms: споро (sporo), фришко (friško), швидко (švidko)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “скоро”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “almost”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 22
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
скоро (skoro)
- vocative singular of скора (skora)
Russian
Etymology
ско́рый (skóryj) + -о (-o)
Pronunciation
Adverb
ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative (по)скоре́е or (по)скоре́й)
- soon
- Ско́ро бу́дет ве́село ― Skóro búdet véselo ― Soon it will be fun.
- Ско́ро придёт по́езд ― Skóro pridjót pójezd ― The train will arrive soon.
- speedily, quickly
Adjective
ско́ро • (skóro)
- short neuter singular of ско́рый (skóryj)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skǒro/
- Hyphenation: ско‧ро
Adverb
ско̀ро (Latin spelling skòro)
- soon (= у̏скоро)
- скоро ће вечер. ― Soon it will be evening.
- almost
- скоро никад ― almost never
- скоро сам се посклизнуо. ― I almost slipped.
- recently
Synonyms
Further reading
- “скоро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- “скоро”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Adverb
ско́ро • (skóro) (comparative скорі́ше, superlative найскорі́ше)
- soon, before long
- as, as soon as
- if, in case
Synonyms
Further reading