зараз

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ruthenian заразъ (zaraz), the stress and geographical spread of the word hint at borrowing from Polish zaraz.

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Adverb

за́раз • (záraz)

  1. right away, immediately, instantly, now (in the immediate future or without delay)
    За́раз прынясу. ― Záraz prynjasu. ― I'll bring it right away.
    А за́раз, ка́лі ла́ска, сяда́йце тут. ― A záraz, káli láska, sjadájcje tut. ― And now, please, take this seat.
    За́раз пойдзе дождж. ― Záraz pójdzje doždž. ― It is about to rain.
  2. (uncommon, dated) currently, nowadays (at this moment, at present)
    Synonym: цяпе́р (cjapjér)

Etymology 2

Possibly from за (za) +‎ раз (raz). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adverb

зара́з • (zaráz)

  1. in one go, in one sitting, at once (at the same time; simultaneously)
    Ён з'еў абодва бутэрброды зара́з. ― Jon zʺjeŭ abódva buterbródy zaráz. ― He ate both sandwiches in one go.

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

зара́з • (zaráz) f inan pl or f anim pl

  1. inflection of зара́за (zaráza):
    1. genitive plural
    2. animate accusative plural

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ruthenian заразъ (zaraz), the stress and geographical spread of the word hint at borrowing from Polish zaraz. Compare Ukrainian зара́з (zaráz, “all at once”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adverb

за́раз • (záraz)

  1. now
  2. (often зараз же) right away, immediately, instantly
  3. at once

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

зара́з • (zaráz) f inan pl

  1. genitive plural of зара́за (zaráza)

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зараз”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 298

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